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APOLLO 14 VOICE TRANSCRIPT

PERTAINING TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE LANDING SITE

APOLLO 14 VOICE TRANSCRIPT

Pertaining to the geology of the landing site

by

N.G. Bailey and G.E. UI rich

U.S. Geological SurveyBranch of Astrogeology

Flagstaff, Arizona

1975

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15. Supplementary Note.This is Apollo Voice Transcript Volume No. 3 of a series to be produced for each ofthe 6 manned lunar landings.

16. Absuacls /This document is an edited record of the conversations between the Apollo 14astronauts and mission control pertaining to the geology of the landing site.It contains all discussions and observations documenting the lunar landscaoe,its geologic characteristics. the rocks and soils collected, and the lunar surfacephotographic record along with supplementary remarks essential to the continuityof events during the mission. This transcript is derived from audio tapes and theNASA Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Transcription and includes time of transcription,and photograph and sample numbers. The report also includes a glossary, landingsite map, and sample table.

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CONTENTS

Introduction.

Acknowledgments

Glossary of terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols

Explanation of keywordlng

Geologic condensation of the Apollo 14 voice transcript

Descent • • • •••

LM Window

EVA I ••

Between EVAs

EVA 2 •

Pre LIftoff

Separate Communications Between CMP and Houston.

References •

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Figure I.

ILLUSTRATION

Apollo 14 landing site showing LM location and area traversed by astronauts during EVAs • 7

TABLE

Table I. Apollo 14 sample listing cross-referenced to Apollo Elapsed Times. 144

INTRODUCTION

The third manned lunar landing took place on February 4, 1971 when the Lunar Module Antareslanded in the Fra Mauro region of the Moon. The first of the two planned extravehicular activities(EVAs) lasted 4 hours and 49 minutes and the second [VA lasted 4 hours and 20 minutes. Thisdocument is an edited record of the commentary between astronauts Alan B. Shepard and Edgar O.Mitchell at fra Mauro and capsule communicators (capcomsl Bruce McCandless and Fred W. Halse, Jr.in Houston during the descent, landing, and 33-hour lunar stay time. It is a condensation hopefullyof all the verbal data having geologic slRniflcance. All discussions and observations documentingthe lunar landscape, Its geologic characteristics, the rocks and soils collected, and thephotographic record are retained along with the supplemental remarks essential to the continuity ofBvents during the mission. We have deleted the words of mechanical housekeeping and engineerinqdata while attempting not to lose the personal and philosophical aspects of the exploration.

The sources of this verbal transcriot are the complete audio tapes recorded during the EVAs andthe Technical Alr-to-Ground Voice Transcription prepared by NASA. The voice record Is listedchronologically with each Individual comment preceded by the day, hour, minute and second in ApolloElapsed Time (AET) when the statement was made. Apollo Elapsed Time Is the true mission-elapsedtime from time of liftoff from Cape Kennedy which occurred at 4:03:02 p.m. E.S.T. on January 31,1971.

figure I shows the landing site area that was described, sampled and photographed by the Apollo14 crewmen.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The assistance of Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr. and Edgar O. Mitchell and,capcoms Bruce McCandless and fred W. Halse, Jr. who reviewed their respective portions of thetranscript Is gratefully acknowledged. R. l. Sutton, U. S. r~ologlcal Survey gave valuableassistance with the sample and p'hoto IndeXing. The cover Illustration and figure I were prepared byR. E. Sabala, U. S. Geological Survey. Thanks are due to Cyndee Condit and Mary Hopper fortheir able communication with the WYlBUR text-edltlnq program on the National Institutues of HealthComputer System which made possible the efficient edltinq and reproduction of the transcript. Thisproject was supported by NASA Order No. WI3,672.

APOLLO 14 CREW

CC

CDR

CMP

LMP

AET

ALSEP

BULK

CCIG

CONT

COMP

CORE

CPLEE

CSC

CSM

DAC

DOC

DPS

EMU

ETI3

GLOSSARY OF TERMS. ABBREVIATIONS. ACR~lYMS. AND SYMBOLS

Capsule Communicators. Capcom (Bruce McCandless during EVA I. Fred W. Halse. Jr.during EVA 2. other astronauts during other time periods

Commander (Alan B. Shepard. Jr.)

Command Module Pilot (Stuart A. Roosa)

Lunar Module PIlot (Edgar D. Mitchell)

Apollo Elapsed Time - since launch from earth (days-hrs-mlns-secs)

Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package

Bulk Sample - weigh bag filled with soil and rocks from the vicinity of the LM

Cold Cathode Ion Gage Experiment (CCGE)

Contingency Sample - bag of soIl and rocks collected early during the first EVA

Comprehensive Sample - scoop soil and "walnut"-slze rock fragments collected froman area approximately I meter In area

Drive tube coring device for collecting soil samples

Charged-Particle Lunar Environment Experiment

Lunar Close-up Stereo Camera, "Go I d Camera"

Command and Service Module. "Kitty Hawk"

Data Acquisition Camera

Documented Sample - soil 'and/or rocks that are documented by photography before andafter sampling

Descent Propulsion System

Extravehicular Mobility Unit - lunar surface space suit worn by the astronautsdur lnq EVAs

Equipment Transfer Ba~ for transport of items between LM hatch and lunar surface

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GLOSSARY CONPlJ.

EVA

FSR

Hycon

ISA

l and A (display at the Cape)

LEC

LM

LPO

lPM

lRRR (LR cubed)

Mag/Mags

MESA.

MET

MIN

MSSC

PAN

PHO

PLSS

PSE, rSEP

Extravehicular Activity - activities on the surface

football-Sized Rock

One of the cameras used in the Command Module

Interim Stowa~B Assembly

landing and Analysis

Lunar Equipment Conveyor

lunar l-bdule, "Antares"

landing Pad Data

lunar Portable Ma~netometer

laser Ran~ln~ Retroreflector

Magazine/Magazines - ohotoqraphlc

Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly - a storaoe area on the lM that containsscience eQuipment

Modularized Equipment Transporter

Minimum

Magnetic Special Sample Container

Panorama of 70 mm photoqraphs

Photographic reference In !ranscrlpt keywordlng

Portable life Support System - backpack on EVA space suit

Passive Seismic Experiment

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RTG

SAMP

SESC

SEQ

SIDE

SRC

SWC, Solar Wind

Strut

Plus-Z Strut

Mlnus-Z Strut

Plus-Y Strut

Minus-Y Strut

TDS

TRENCH

UHT

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(words?)

Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator

Sample reference in transcript keywordin~

Special Environmental Sample Container

Scientific Equipment Bay

Solar Ion Detection Experiment

Sample Return Container, "Rock Box"

Solar-Wind Composition experiment

One of four leqs on the lM

Forward leg on which the ladder is mounted

Rear leg of lM

Right leg of LM

left leg of the LM

Thermal Degradation Sample

Trench Sample - Documented samples obtained from bottom to top of a trench

Universal Handlln~ Tool

Garbled or cllpoed transmission

Deletions between statements of statements that are not oeologically relevant

Pause by speaker

Interruption by another speaker, or abrupt termination of a recordino

Explanation of words probably said that were oarbled during transmission

Exolanation of words oossibly said that were ~arbled during transmission

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EXPLANATION OF KEYWOHDING

The purpose of the keywords enclosed in parantheses to the riqht of the transcript is to informthe reader of either the phase of the mission WESCHH. BETWEEIJ EVAs. etc.) dur lnq which the'itatements were made, or the particular location or station (LM. ALSEP. Ci e tc , ] where the speakerwas. or between Nhlch locations (Lr~ALSEP, C-C i etc.) the speaker was traversing. There are alsoseparate sample (SAMP xxxxx) and photo (PHO xx xxxxx) keys to denote the particular samples andphotos either beinq described or taken at that particular moment. Normally, where both sample andphoto keys occur In the same line. the photo numbers are cross-indexed to the sample numbers in thatline. The occasional exceptions can be Inferred from the context of the transcript -- AET 05 12 1635 -- where the double core sample numbers are not necessarily referenced to any of the pan photonumbers keyed In the same line. Where remarks In tne beginning of a statement were not eitherspecifically or generally about the sampling or photo9raphy mentioned later In the same statement;the keywordlng was placed In the particular line containing the first mention of the referencedactivity as with PIID 65 9209-15 In the statement made at 04 13 52 40.

Because the taking of specific photos was not always mentioned. we have keyed all photos knownto show a sample or Its location In the first line that contains sample keywordlng at the time thesample was collected.

Photo keys placed In the Ii. _.Ii lines that signify deletion of non-relevant statements showwhen those particular photos were taken even though not mentioned.

Conventions used in keyword sample and photo numbering:

SAMP CONT 14001·12

SAMP 14082, 84

SAW 1430'31

SAMP1

PHO 65 9202-06

PHO DAC

PHO CSC 77 10357-58

Sample Contingency 14001 throuqh 14012 Inclusive

- Sample numbers 14082 and 14084

- Tentative Identification of the sample mentioned

- Sample possib.'y collected but stili unldentlf-Ied

• Magazine 65, frames 9202 through 9208 Inclusive

- Photographic reference to the Data Acquisition Camera

- Photographic reference to the Close-up Stereo Camera - magazine77, frames 10357 through 10358 I~cluslve

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Deportment of the InteriorUnited Slates Geological Survey

This map was complied from L 0 3 frameH 133, transformed to an ennroxrrnare

orthographic vrew bv displacing IeatureImages as 8 tunctton of known camera tiltand topography as portrayed on a smallscale topographic map (Lunar TopographicPhotomap. F ra Mauro, hy Mappmg SCiencesLeborntorv, NASA MSC. 3rd edition,November, 1970)

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Approximate coordinates of LM:

3.675°5 Latitude, 17. 467°W Longitude

Figure I. Apollo 14 landing site showing LM location and area traversed by astronauts during EVAs.

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GEOLOGIC CONDENSATION Of THE APOLLO !4 VOICE TRANSCRIPT

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04 12 II !3 lW Okay, there's pltchover ,

04 12 II 17 CDR There's Cone crater.

04 12 II 19 COR And there It Is.

04 12 II 20 CDR Right on the money.

04 12 II 2! lW That's It. Right on the money.

04 12 II 32 lMP Right out the window Just like It ought to be.

04 12 II 37 CC Okay, Antares; Houston, here. Go for landing.

04 12 II 46 lW Okay, you're out at 3000, AI. 75 feet a second.

04 12 II 57 lMP 2,048 feet - - coming down a little fast.

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04 12 12 23 lMP Coming through at 1,000 feet - 27 feet, (per second) (DESCENT)right on schedule. Right on schedUle, now. Went byCone crater right outside to my right.

04 12 12 35 COR Okay, the best spot Is a little south of track, (OESCENT)about halfway between Triplet and Doublet. littlesouth of track.

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04 12 14 28 lMP If you could land over here; there's some dust, AI; (DESCENT)110 feet. Three feet per second down. You'relooking great. Six percent; there's good dust.You're on your own.

04 12 15 I I lMP Contact, AI.

04 12 15 18 lMP We're on the surface.

(DESCENT)

(DESCENT)

04 12 1527 CDR Okay, we're slightly off. We landed on a slope, but (DESCENT)other than that, we're In great shape. Right on thelanding site.

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04 12 17 51 COP. There are your noun 435. Ibuston. Yes. we dre on a «lM WINDOW)little slope. aren't we?

04 12 18 00 lMP Yes.

04 12 16 01 COR About the flattest place around here, though.

(LM WINDOW)

(LM WINDOW)

04 12 18 03 lMP Yes. What's that. about 8 de~rees of roll we're In? (LM WINDOW)Eight degree slope.

04 13 45 24 CC Antares. this Is Houston. We're standing by for (lM WINDOW)your description of the lunar surface as viewed fromthe windows of the LM. and we'd also be Interestedspecifically In hearing whether you feel that theroll In the spacecraft Is due primarily to terrainor whether you feel that there is some landing gearstroking also.

04 13 45 50 CDR We'll be right with you on the condition of the (LM WINDOW)lunar surface here momentarily, welre configuringone of the cameras at the moment. With respect tothe upward roll. it looks as though Itls probablydue mostly to the terrain. There's not really agood level spot to land on around here, unless weproceeded quite a bit closer to Doublet. So we'lladvise you further on that after we start the EVA.

04 1346 23 CC Very QOOd. Sounds like you may have a nice level (LM WINDOW)site over near Doublet for the ALSEP thouqh, doesn'tit?

04 13 46 31 CDR Well, we'll find one. (LM WINDOW)

04 13 50 03 CDR Houston, Antares here. You ready for some words on (LM WINDOW)the surface?

04 13 50 08 CC That's affirmative, Antares. Go ahead with yourdescription.

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(lM WINDOW)

04 13 50 22 COR As you may have heard. after P64 at pltchover. the (lM WINDOW)Cone crater and the landing site were Immediatelyvisible. The sun angle was good; ~e were able torecognize it even easier than we were on the L and Adisplay at the Cape. The lPD InpJt are only one ---and we took over short of Triplet. and I thought atfirst I was going to land Just south of the track.but it's rougher over there than the l and A shows.And so. we came back on track and landed - since weheld the track between Triplet and Doublet. and Iestimate perhaps Just 100 meters short of ourtarget. Okay. with respect to the general terrain.we are In a depression here; we're looking. ofcourse. directly toward Doublet crater. whichappears to be above us In ~Ievation by approximately25 to 30 feet. The terrain slopes gradually upwardIn that direction; there are some undulations. butgenerally speaking It slopes gradually upward Intothe area of Doublet. The Z-axis of the spacecraftIs about one-and-a-half degrees to the right of thelanding plane. and of course that puts the shadow ofthe lM off to the left because of the current sunlocation. Are you reading me, all right?

04 13 52 32 CC That's affirmative, Antares; we're copying you four (lM WINDOW)oh,

04 13 52 40 CDR While Ed Is completing the pictures out of his (lM WINDOW)(PHO 65 9202-08)window, I'll continue to say that generally speakingas I sweep from one horizon to the other, we findthat the terrain Is a little rougher than Isuspected, and we are In a depression here In thelanding site with respect to the south and to thenorth. The (rim of the) depression at the northappears to be fairly close to us, approximately 50or 60 meters away; to the south, the land graduallyslopes up to a ridge, which Is perhaps half a mileaway. The general area In the left-hand window ofthe lM Is relatively free of large boulders; I seeless than ten within my field of view that areover the size of perhaps eight to ten inches. Andnow, Ed's ready to take over. and I'll proceed to (PHO 65 9209-15)photograph out the left window and turn It over tohim.

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,:,1 • '.4 d Lt,V' (lI'av, 1I0tl>~O:I. i "1 jus t tryin'l to !Icl oriented; I (U<l WI:;/i.lWlthir,k I can SOH ~'Bi te it lew of the craters that are

OIAt my window are here on the map. There aresevere I large enouqh to be seen on the map, and inadd l t Ion there's some r easonab l z l ar qe boulders. !",ill try to (lot us loc.s tad first; then i'l! describewhat I see.

04 13 55 II l~P Well. it doesn't look I ike it's going to be quite as IlM WINDOW)easy as I thouqh t , llouaton, to pick out thesecraters that I see in front of me. and pinpoint themon the map until we get a clear view from theoutside. let me Just pick it up with a description.first of all. dS AI pointed out, we're very close tothe landing site that was proposed - - a bit moretoward Triplet than that. Go ahead.

()4 13 56 35 U-P Okay. lIouston. As AI pointed out, toward Doublet is Ill'" WINDOWIa rise. and this is the ridge that we had talkedabout that Is beyond Doublet - is very pronounced.It forms our skyline or my near horizon. And weseem to be sitting in a bowl. It slopes toward usfrom the west; it's rather choppy. I might admit,undulating. but the ridge beyond Doublet 15 thehiqhest thing I can see In front of me. lookln~

around to the right. the skyi ine Is quiteundulating. There Is a large. old depression to ourri'lht or that is to the north of us, which formsanother bowl very similar to the one that we appearto be sitting In. And I can see several ridges androllina hills of perhaps 35 to 40 feet In height.Obviously very. very old craters that are almostlost - almost indistinct now between myself and theskyl ine to the north - the horizon to -rhe north. Itjust looks like a series of low hills from thisvantage point.

')4 i5 53 16 COR And the window photography Is completed. MagazineKi 10 Ki 10, exposure 20.

(lM WINDOW) (PHO 65 9202-151

(iii 15 ~'l 27 U-1P Okay. Houston. The undulations dre far too complex IlM WINDOW)tor "'>1 to tr" tn descr-Ibe them riqht no... , withoutfjP.ttin'l '" ,1 bntter ven taqe point 50 I can pointtL~r:1 ou r :,~ your map. I'm sure I can do ~"'3t as',o"n as I - UI qe f d bntter handle on our .oc-r t lcn ,

let me suffice it to say that I think there is moreterrain, more relief here, than we anticipated fromlooking at the maps.

04 1358 56 CDR There's a hell of a lot of relief Inside the cabin, ClM WINDOW)I'll tell you that.

04 13 59 05 lMP And there's a few boulders· out my window. They're ClM WINDOW)scattered around falling between here and Doublet.I see at about my 2:30 position, probably 50 yardsout, a large boulder that's probably 3 feet across.There - that's the largest one I have In my field ofview, or at least, In my near field of view. And,there are two or three others perhaps half that size- or appear to be half that size In that samevicinity, just a little, little beyond, about 2:30on the clock code and perhaps 50 meters to thelargest one and then another 10 o~ 15 to the otherbig - boulders. They don't seem to form a patternthat I can see. The color that we're looking at Isa kind of a mouse-brown or mouse-gray. And,obviously, It changes with the sun angle. Thesurface - well, there are numerous craters In myfield of view. Some old, very subdued, someoverlapped by newer craters. Some that seem to berelatively recent. Most of the surface, however,seems to be fine grained. Incidently, I do see somelinear features on the surface. Very small, finelinear features. I do not think that they areerosion patterns; they may be. However, I can see asuggestion of them quite a ways away from the lM,kind of running parallel to those that I can see,and we'll have to talk about It later when we getout - -

04 14 0057 lMP I think we see lineations that are not - go ahead. (lM WINDOW)

04 14 01 01 CC Roger. Could you give us a little more description ClM WINDOW)on the nearfleld craters, that Is the ones that areright In close to the lM1

04 14 01 10 lMP We have a small pattern of craters at the 12 o'clock (lM WINDOW)position or maybe about 12:30. I have an oldsubdued crater with a fresher crater In the middleof it, and two or three grouped around on the northedge of It. That crater is about 50 - 15 feetacross. Immediately in front of us, maybe 15 feet.

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is about a 6- or I-foot crater. that's pocked with afew fresher craters on It. At the I o'clockposition, I have an old crater probably 12 feet indiameter, with a fairly small. relatively freshcrater on the southeast side of It that's maybe afoot In diameter. And as a matter of fact, thelarger of those two I just described seemed to formthe south pair. the south of a very small triplet.As a matter of fact. the one i described - the firstone I described Is In line with those three; as amatter of fact, they form a quadruplet, I guess.Now those are the largest craters In my near field.and they are the quadruplet i spoke of. The firstone I described Is In about the 12:30 position.It's probably 50 feet out. And the fourth one,which is the most northeasterly, It Is about the2:30 position and probably 40 feet out. Anyquestions?

04 14 02 58 CC All right. Sounds very good, Ed. (LM WINOOW)

04 14 0303 LMP Beyond those In the 1:00 to 1:30 position, I see two (lM WINDOW)craters that - that the surface Is sloping up fromme at that point. Two craters that are probably -the closest one Is 25 feet across. It's about 60 to80 feet from us, and that's at the 2:30 position.And about 25 feet beyond that one Is a crater whichIs 15 to 20 feet across. These are bothsmooth-rimmed craters. They are rimmed craters, butthey've been beaten down and have smaller craters onthe sides. Those two that I just described aresouth of the large block - rock block that I spokeof - they're south by about 30 to 40 feet. Let medescribe two more craters and then you can have it.I'm getting dry. Almost due north, which would bemy 3 o'clock position - letls say the 2:45 position- I want to be discriminating here - 2:45 positionat about 85 to 100 feet. Almost In line with thequadruplet Is another crater 25 to 30 feet acrosswith a smaller one on It's southwest rim In closerat the 3 o'clock position, just barely In myright-hand window field of view Is about 35 to 40feet out - yes, make It 40 feet out, Is a craterabout 12 feet across which seems relatively fresh.However, a II of these craters have sma II, very sma IIcraters allnlng them. Okay, AI. Take over,

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04 14 05 I? COR Houston, referring to the surface map on the forward (LM WINDOW)coordinates, Chari Ie Peter and 64.9 is a crater. afairly new crater, which I'm looking at almostdirectly abeam of the LM. So I would say that ourlanding site Is Just about on track, and we'reperhaps 10 meters or 20 meters short of the landingsite. The bright crater on the left wall on Doubletis also very visible to us from this point as it isIn the landing surface photographs.

04 14 06 25 CC Antares, Houston. I understand you have this (LM WINDOW)Charlie Peter 64.9 crater at your 9 o'clockposition. Is that correct?

04 14 06 37 CDR That's right.

04 14 0749 CDR Yes, you could call It the 9:30 position, Houston.

(LM WINDOW)

(LM WINDOW)

04 14 22 00 CDR Houston. do you have any questions about the surface (LM WINDOW)comments that we've made so far?

04 14 23 21 CC Antares, AI, this is Houston. The only additional (LM WINDOW)questions that we have generated from yourdescription Is a request for details on thelineaments. Specifically we're Interested Inknowing the direction that they tr~nd, theabundance, and the size.

04 14 2353 LMP Houston, I'll pick that up for a moment. I'm not (LM WINDOW)going to describe the lineations near In because theones near In may very well be confused with adescent engine pattern, but I will say that furtherout to the north, I can see lineations that appearto run roughly east-west, but let's say a little bitnorth of west, south of east, along that line. AndIt's very fine grained, almost imperceptible.Except It does have a little bit of shadow effect,almost like sanddunlng but not quite. And I can'trea II y say much more about It unt I I we get out andlook at it. They may disappear when we ~et outthere, but they're certainly visible from thisv lewpo int.

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04 14 26 II (;C Antares, this is Houston. Based on your IlM WINDOW)description. we estimate your location to be CharliePapa 0.9 and 65.3. I say again, Charlie Papa 0.9,65.3.

04 14 27 35 l~P Houston, we are not making an Issue of It at the (lM WINDOW)moment. I think the crater at Charlie Romeo 0.2 and64.5 Is right out In front of me, about 150 feet.If that Is so and I believe It is. It places ourposition Just a little bit north of where you saidwe were.

04 14 28 12 CC We copy. Understand you would call that crater at (lM WINDOW)your 12 o'clock position?

04 14 28 23 It-P It's really about 12:30, and probably 130 to 150 (LM WINDOW)feet out.

04 14 28 34 U.fI Maybe a bit more. let's say over 150. (lM WINDOW)

04 14 37 45 CC Antares, this Is Houston. Based on Ed's report on (lM WINDOW)the crater Charlie Romeo 2 and 64.5, our newestimate of your position is Charlie Quebec 0.5 -65.4.

04 14 38 06 CDR CQ 0.5, 65.4.

04 14 44 40. CC And we got a question for you. How soon did yourecognize Triplet?

04 14 44 52 It-P Almost as soon as I picked up Cone, almostImmediately.

04 14 45 02 lMP I probably looked down right after AI did and sawthe whole pattern - the whole pattern wasImmediately recognizable to me.

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04 14 46 06 COR Carrying on with an earlier corrment that we've - as (lM WINDOW)the left side is concerned, Houston. I wassurprised by the lack of large rocks in the area Infront of us. There - just don't appear to be morethan a half a dozen within the field of view in thissouthwest quadrant. On the crater which I mentionedin our 9:30 position earlier, It has no name; buttho one which we coordinated for you - now there isa definite ray pattern visible coming from thatcrater - a ray pattern of smaller rocks with somethat are perhaps 10 Inches In size at the rim,varying on out to small hand-size pebbles at theedge of the rays. There appears to be rocks Insidethe rim of the crater, but they're all small rocks,8 to 10 Inches, and I wouldn't - it's not what Iwould classify as being a blocky crater.

04 14 47 31 CC Roger, AI. Sounds like you should have no problem (LM WINDOW)getting your football-sized rocks.

04 14 47 41 COR No, they are not as plentiful as we might exp.ect.We will be able to get at least one on each EVA.

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04 1746 35 COR All rlghty. Starting out the door.

04 174943 CDR Houston, while he's working on the lEC, let me (Uncomment that It certainly Is a stark place here atfra Mauro. I think It's made all the more stark bythe fact that the sky Is completely black.

04 17 50 II CDR Okay, I have the conveyor now. Have the bag. And (lM)If's deployed. And standing by to deploy the MESA.And the MESA has released properly, Houston.

04 17 50 51 CDR Starting down the ladder. (lM)

04 17 51 10 CC Okay. AI~ beautiful. We can see you coming down the (lM)ladder right now. If looks like you're' about on thebottom step. And on the surface. Not bad for anold man.

04 17 51 26 CDR Okay. you're right. AI Is on the surface. And It's (lM)been a long way. but we're here. And I can see thereason we have a tilt Is because we landed on theslope. The landing gear struts appear to be aboutevenly depressed.

04 !7 51 52 CDR I'm moving around. getting familiar with the (LM)surface. The surface on which the forward footpadlanded Is extremely soft. As 8 matter of fact, It'sIn a small depression. The 5011 Is so soft that Itcomes up all the way to the top of the footpad p Iteven folded over the sides to some degree. The sameIs true of the plus-Y strut.

04 1752 32 COR Okay. we'll move on over. Take a look at Fra Mauro. (lMHPHO 669229-30)Take a look at Cone crater, I should say. which Isright where It should be, and Is a very Impressivesight. You can see the boulders near the rim as - -

04 17 52 53 CC Antares, this Is Houston. You are go for two-man (LM)EVA.

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04 17 5306 CDR And, continuing, we can see the boulders on the rim. (lMIIt looks as though we have a good traverse route upto the top of Cone. I can see Cone Ridge going onto the north. That's very apparent.

04 17 53 36 CDR I'm moving over to adjust the MESA. (lMI

04 1754 04 lMP And, Houston. I'm finishing up my circuit breaker (lM)check. Will be ready to go out shortly.

04 17 54 14 CDR Okay, the MESA Is adjusted. Going over to remove (lM)the MET blanket.

04 1754 37 lMP Okay, AI. I'm starting out. ( lM)

04 11 55 44 CC Okay, Ed. We can see you coming down the ladder. (lM)now.

04 11 55 54 lMP And It's very great to be coming down.

04 11 55 56 CC Roger, watch the bottom step.

04 17 56 08 lMP That last one Is a long one.

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04 17 56 45 CC AI, this Is Houston. Have you released the MET, (lM)yet?

04 11 56 53 lMP He's releasing It now. ( lM)

04 17 57 02 CDR Okay. Houston. The MET is finally clear of the (lM)MESA.

04 17 58 01 CDR Okay, Houston, the MET has been stowed on the plus-Y (lM)footpad.

04 11 58 13 CDR And going back to adjust the MESA. (lM)

04 175825 lMP Mobility Is - very great under this crushing (lM)one-slxth-g load, Houston.

04 17 58 46 l~P And looking at Cone crater, where AI was looking a (lM)short time ago, it doesn't appear there Is going tobe any trouble gettlnq the MET up Cone crater.

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04 175920 CDR The MESA blanket Is coming otf here. You'!! lose CLM)- - you'll lose television for 8 moment.

04 180001 LMP Let me give you a hand, and we'll get It done. (lM)

04 18 00 38 CDR Okay. the lens cap Is going on now. Houston. While (LM)we set up the tripod - - move the TV to anotherlocation.

04 1801 39 lMP Houston. While AI's getting that television, I'll CLM)(SAMP CONT 14001-12)go ahead and get my contingency sample; get It outof the way.

04 18 02 46 lMP Houston. The contingency sample Is being takenabout 25 feet In the I o'clock position of the lM,adjacent to a - about a 5-foot crater. I'llidentify It for you later.

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04 18 03 59 CDR Do you want to watch the cable as I go out, Ed? (LM)

04 18 04 09 CC AI, this Is Houston. Would you verify the lens Is (LM)still capped.

04 18 04 20 CDR That's affirmative.

04 18 04 51 LMP let me get this contingency sample folded up.

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04 18 05 25 CDR Okay. Houston, the lens cap Is off. We're aiming (LM)for the general area of MESA.

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04 180926 em And while we're waiting tor the television (U~)

adjustment, the 2:30 position approximately 50 teetwhere the camera is, is s l iflhtly. uphi II. We seethat the lM did, in tact, land on the - sort of adownslope - - it seems to be - almost a basin. Goahead.

04 18 09 48 ee Roger, AI; this Is Houston. We'd like to qo back to (lM)average and f:44; stop it down all the way: ~nd thenleave It there.

04 18 09 57 CDR Okay, this Is the last adjustment, f:44. And g (lM)going - -

04 18 10 04 CC Roger, and back the zoom out to about 35. (lM)

04 18 10 07 CDR - - and going to average. And back the zoom out to (lM)35. And how does that look?

04 18 10 i9 CC Beauti ful , (lM)

04 18 10 24 CDR Okay, pressing on the S band antenna. (lM)

04 18 10 31 CDR Again continuing; the soli Is very fine here. Very (lM)fine grained, and as we mentioned before there arevery few samples that - of any sl ze at all. Mostlyhand sample size and blocks of generally under 2Inches or less.

04 18 I I 05 lMP Roger. Houston, as you can see, the SRC table Is (lM)deployed. ETB Is emptied and I'm putting the LIOHcanisters In It now.

04 18 II 20 CC Roger, Ed. And you did leave the contingency sample (LM)(SAMP CONT 14001-12)on the Iadder?

04 18 II 26 LMP That's affirmative. That's where It Is. (LM)(SAMP CONT 14001-12)

04 18 II 32 CDR Houston, It looks as though we've landed In a fairly (LM)rough place.

04 18 II 36 LMP Yes. Indeed It does. Evidenced by the fact that you (LM)put your front landing qear Into a hole.

04 18 12 07 lMP Okay, Houston. I have the SWC out and setting up to (LM)deploy it.

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04 18 12 22 lMP Am 9 still In your field of view. Houston?

04 18 12 24 CC That's affirmative.

04 18 12 42 CDR Okay, AI's bringing the S band antenna around. (lM)

04 18 12 46 CC Roger. AI. we're watching you.

04 18 12 41 COR Positioning.

04 18 13 41 lMP And. Houston. The SWC's In place.

04 18 1344 CC Roger, Ed. That's 114 plus 53 plus 48 GET. SWC. (LM)

04 18 14 47 lMP And, Houston. the lR cubed Is coming off.

04 18 15 58 CC AI. this Is Houston. It you would, give us the (LM)commentary on how the legs go Into the surface.

04 18 96 10 CDR Okay, the legs are In the surface approximately! (LM)Inch. I would say. Appear to be - fairly equal 81 '.the way around - perhaps the leg to the left (SHEPARD:meant Ii_V sf rut") 15 In an Inch and a hal f.

04 18 16 41 CC Roger. We were driving more at force penetration. (LM)And did you meet any rocks or anything Ilk& that?

04 18 '6 59 CDR I didn't attempt to run any kind of an experiment (LM)- - forcing the legs down. I just - -

04 18 17 19 LMP Here comes the S band antenna cable. (LM)

04 18 18 33 COR Okay, If you want to stand clear, we'll deploy the' (LM)antenna.

04 18 23 21 CC And, I guess - contingency sample Into the ETB.

04 I8 23 34 lW Okay.

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04 18 24 03 lW Hey. Bruce. Is any appreciable dust flying off (lM)these boots? I'd like not to take all that "dirt inthere.

04 18 24 10 CC I didn't notice any on the TV. ( lM)

04 1824 41 lMP And. Houston, I'm back In the lM. ( lM)

04 18 25 41 lMP Okay, Alan. I'm ready for the ETB most anytime. ( lM)

04 18 25 59 CC And did the contingency sample get In there? (LM)(SAMP CONT 14001-12)

04 18 26 04 CDR That's affirmative. ( lM) (SAMP CONT 14001-12)

'04 18 26 09 lMP Woul dn't never do for us to leave that one behind. (lM)(SAMP CONT 14001-12)Bruce.

04 1826 21 CDR While Bruce Is loading up the ETB.

04 18 26 34 lMP Who?

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04 18 26 35 CC Don't I wish It I (LM)

04 1826 36 CDR While Ed Is loading up the ETB, I'll descrlbe'the (LM)general landing site. We are, In fact, In a lowarea. There seems to be a general swale or a widevalley between the Triplet craters and the Doubletcraters. And we are on the downhill side at thisparticular point. It levels off at a lowerelevation to the west of the lM, approximately 15feet lower there, and then It starts back up to therim of Doublet. It's a very uneven landing areahere. And, of course, like all of the sections ofthe Moon, It's pockmarked by a - enormous amount ofcraters. The surface here, as we pointed out, Ismostly fines and I hate to discuss any kind oflineations here In the Immediate vicinity of the LM,because I can see very definite Indications of theradial Qust pattern caused by the descent engine.And *** any other lineal pattern, as such, righthere in the area.

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04 18 28 II CDR There are perhaps hal f a dozen very Iarqe rocks at «lM)the I o'clock position from the lM. But perhapsthey're ejected from Cone, although they don't seemto have any particular ray pattern. They probablyare ejected from Doublet, because they appear to becloser to Doublet than they do Triplet. They are alighter gray In material - excuse me - the materialIs lighter gray In color and I'm certain that we'llget some of those samples on the way back from ourAlSEP deployment. It's very difficult to assess anykind of stratigraphy In Cone right now, looking backat It, because we're looking Into the Sun at a lowsun angle. and It's just not the right direction toview that crater when looking for stratigraphy. Butthere certainly are boulders on It. From here, Itlooks as though they are at least 20 feet Indiameter perhaps, at least the ones we can see hereIn the western slope. They appear to be groupedfairly close to the rim of the crater and not toomany large boulders on down the sides of the slopes,the outside rim. Then again. It looks as though thelM was traveling slowly forward and slowly to theright. As you'll see from the photographs, that'sthe direction of the landing gear probes, as theyare bent. The footpad plus-Y. for example, has adrag pattern of approximately I foot In the dust.

04 16 31 10 ce Okay, Ed. ,Before you start transferring, you want (LM)to verify contents In the ET~.

04 16 31 17 lW Okay, let me give you a cali on them, Bruce. , put (UnIn one black-and-white camera, a television camera.two Hasselblads, one TOS, two 16-ml Illmeter - mags,and two maps.

04 18 31 36 ee Roger. Old you get the 16-mllllmeter camera with (lM)mag attached?

04 18 31 41 ll-f' No. Thank you. Guess we kind of need that one. (UO

04 88 31 56 em Yes. that's the one that's supposed to photograph (lM)you coming down the ladder.

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04 18 32 01 LMP Oh. ohi all of the contingency - the disposal (LM)containers Just fell out on the floor. Just aminute. Get the camera.

04 18 32 34 CDR Okay. Houston, with respect to the erosion pattern, (LM)directly under the engine bell, there ,is very littleerosion. Most of the erosion occurs about 3 feet tothe southeast of the current location of the bell.That's pnobably where the thrust was when the enginewas cut off. And the LM slowly drifted to thenorthwest from there.

04 18 33 30 CDR As perhaps you can see from your camera Houston, the (lM)view off to the south Is an undulating hili. And Iwould estimate that hili back there to the south Is,oh, perhaps 100 feet higher than we are.

04 18 35 18 LtJP All right. Coming out again. (LM)

04 18 35 20 CDR If you want to walt a minute, I'll take a picture of (lMHPHO DAC)you.

04 18 37 52 CC Give me a mark, AI. when you start using film. (LM)(PHO DAC)

04 18 37 58 CDR I Just started using film now. (LMHPHO DAC)

04 18 38 01 CC Roger. You on 241 (LMHPHO DAC)

04 18 38 05 CDR 12. (LMHPHD DAC)

04 18 38 12 LtJP let me close the hatch. (LM)

04 18 38 44 CDR You're at the bottom step.

04 18 38 59 CDR Camera stopped, Houston.

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04 18 39 10 CDR Okay, we!re right on the tlmellner. Right to the CLM)minute.

04 18 39 21 LW Okay, I'll take the camera whUe you get the flag «U4>set up. I I1I go off to the left over there by theSWC. It will be on television.

04 18 39 43 LW Okay, h8. H.M)

04 18 40 16 LW The camera was on 1/60th. I hope It got bumped (LM)there.

04 184020 CDR No, that's where It's supposed to be for you~ 2.8,. CLM)1/6oth.

04 18 40 34 9."'" AIIII RPf camera out there at about the right spot. (lM)

04 18 40 31 CM Okay. Let's see. Up there on the rise? Be okay? CLM)

04 18 40 54 UP let's see where you're pointed. CLM)

04 18 40 56 COR Over there on the rl se? «LM)

04 184057 LMP Okay. Let me point a little bit further around th~t CLM)way.

04 1841 00 CDR Get out there In the sunlight, I think with **. CLM)

04 18 41 04 LMP Okay. (LM)

04 18 41 18 CC Antares, Houston. The flag Is going off the camera (LM)10 the right.

04 18 41 43 CC - - okay. You're coming back in now.

04 18 42 17 LW Put It right here In front of us, AI.

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04 18 42 19 CC Yes, maybe on this - on the TV camera side of the LM (LM)shadow. At 1:30, 20 feet.

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04 18 42 44 LMP Camera going here.

04 18 42 48 CC Give me a mark.

04 18 42 53 LMP Mark. It's running.

04 18 43 08 LMP How's this, Bruce? Look okay?

04 18 43 10 CC Roger, That's a good site.

04 18 43 28 LMP Going In very easily, but not as deep.

04 184355 CDR Take a picture this way and then we'll swing Itaround so they can see It In television.

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04 18 44 59 CC Okay, and which magazine are you usl~g? On the (LM)Hassel blad?

04 18 45 01 CDR Indianapolis, Indiana.

04 18 45 44 CDR Okay. Ready?

04 18 45 46 lMP Ready.

04 18 45 50 CDR Okay. Got It.

04 18 45 54 CC What's the final exposure number?

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04 18 45 56 lMP Houston. Give me a good orientation for the flag. (LM)

04 18 46 00 CC Okay, Ed. If you Just.turn It broadside - - (lM)

04 18 46 03 CDR 25, 25. ( LM)

04 18 46 04 CC Just turn It broadside to the TV camera with the (lM)field to the TV camera right; that Is, 180 out fromthat would be better.

04 18 46 16 CDR There you go. You got 25 on the mag?

04 18 46 25 CC Okay, that's good on the flag.

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04 18 46 49 CC You have about 3 minutes remaining on that magazine (lM)Claremont, California.

04 18 46 56 lMP Roger, we won't change It. Okay, I'm going to press (lM)on out for the TV pan, Houston.

04 1847 08 COR. And, while Ed Is doing that. Ai is going to proceed (lM)CPHO 66 9234-9316)with photographing the landing gear - - and generalfeatures about the LM.

04 1847 18 CC Roger. Using Indianapolis, Indiana.

04 18 47 28 Lf.fl Okay, Houston, for my first sector for pan. I 'II «LM)point a little bit more to the south.

04 18 47 38 CC We want to go to III ~ of 25 on this.

04 18 47 59 Lf.fl You're 100m of 25; focus pointing out toward «UOInfinity. And how's your picture, Houston?

04 18 48 31 LMP Okay, how's your picture now?

04 18 48 34 CC Roger. It looks good. We can now pick up - - CLM)

04 18 48 37 Lf.fl Can you see the horizon?

04 18 48 39 CC - - that's affirmative. The horizon Is about twothirds of the way up from the bottom of the tube.The flag Is over near the left hand corner of thefield of view. And that Iltt'e rise Is sort ofcentered, with the smail crater off to the left.

04 18 48 55 Lf.fl Okay. that's Just about where I wanted It. Roger.' CLM)The far horizon - Bruce, Is a ridge that seems torun around this bowl that we're sitting In - thereappears to be a ridge. It runs down from what wecalled "Old Nameless" to the south, and It runs tothe west. It seems to be roughly circular but, ofcourse, we could be a little bit deceived, at thispoint, on that score. The little rise you see Infront of us Is - - a rise that shown on the map with- the craters are on the map. Since I don't have Ithandy, It - I'll have to give you the coordinates

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later. but I think you already know them. They areabout 150 feet south - - southwest of the LM. Goahead.

04 i8 49 52 CC Roger. If you're going to spend several seconds (I.M)describing each of these locations here after thecamera steadies out. you might just as well zoom outa ways, and we'll pick up some features at random onhigher magnification, and zoom back In when you goonto the next 45 degree sector.

04 18 50 II lW All right, I've moved around to the next sector now. (lM)And It's looking down over what we used to callClover leaf although It's not obvious from herewhat the Clover leaf was. There Is a fairlysignificant crater about 250 to 300 yards out. I' "try to come - bring It In for you.

04 18 50 43 lW Can you see It out there, Houston? ( lM)

04 18 50 45 CC Yes, you're doing fine. Keep zooming, If you've got (lM)any left. It's weH centered.

04 1850 52 lW let's zoom all the way. (lM)

04 18 50 56 lW That crater Is - It's kind of In a low spot, but (lM)It's not the lowest spot In this dip that we're In.The lowest spot we will pick up In our next sector.

04 18 51 II lW However, I will shoot across It because you won't be (lM)able to see it. Now, another sector to the right.

04 18 51 21 lW Facing almost down sun. (lM)

04 18 51 24 CC Roger. We got your shadow. (lM)

04 18 51 25 lW And - okay. It's a very low spot. The deepest (lM)part, I guess, of what we were calling Clover leafbefore, although I did not realize how deep thatdepression was and I stili don't quite

04 18 51 47 CC Okay, zoom out while you're talking. ( lM)

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04 18 5! 52 lMP - - can't quite get the relief In my mind, because, (LM)It Is so different than what I expected. Whereyou're looking at now, this deep part is to thesouth of Doublet, and it's probably 75 to 900· feetbelow where we are - -

04 1852 12 CC Okay, you're aimed up a little high. (LM)

04 18 52 14 lMP - - rising up on the far side to above us. How's (lM)that now?

04 i8 5226 lMP I have a little trouble listening to you and talking (lM)at you, too. Not polite. 81m bringing It back Inand coming around through the west northwest, andyou should be able to see In the distance Doubletcrater. And I've lost It now because of the sunangle. but It's just about - on the near horizon.I'm sorry, there are three mounds, 'three ridges.The nearside - the nearest one - the ridge thatDoublet Is on and then the far horizon. And I'mbringing them - - bringing It on out for you.Doublet Is on the second hili that you see. Pick Itup out there, Bruce1

04 18 5321 CC Roger, we can see the ridges, - and I can see a (LM)

crater that probably Is Doublet.

04 18 53 26 lMP We'll zoom back In and move on around, and I think (UnAI's about to finish up his task over there.

04 18 53 34 CDR Negative. I'm stili working at 8 o'clock. (U4)

04 18 53 39 CDR Ed, I Just wonder how come McCandless has the (lM)aUdacity to presume that we're wrong about Doubletcrater.

04 18 53 48 lMP Very presumptuous. Okay, Bruce, I'm coming around (lM)one more sector. I'm going to move It Just a littlebit more and you should be able to see the largerock, the four or five rocks I was talking about Inmy discussion before we got out of the lM. Now.IIII zoom In on those If I may.

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04 16 54 16 CC Okay, now point the camera down a degree or two. eLM)

04 16 54 29 CC Beautiful. You might come right a degree or so. I eLM)see the small rocks off to the right. What's thatobject In profile on the horizon?

04 16 54 43 LMP And I might add - I mentioned a quadruplet chain of eLM)craters - -

04 16 54 51 CC Point It down a little. ( LM)

04 18 54 53 LMP Well, they're right here In front of me - okay. The (LM)quadruplet chain of craters starts right here Infront of me; well, It's halfway between the rocksand myself and moves - -

04 16 55 06 CC You're getting all sky. eLM)

04 18 55 07 LMP - - across here, now, there's quite a few - let me ( LM)zoom back In again.

04 18 55 31 LMP There's the south quadruplet crater, and then (LM)there's the next one and the next one and thelargest one.

04 16 55 43 CC Roger. Okay, we probably better go back to zoom 25 (LM)and press on with the panorama.

04 16 55 52 LMP You can see - okay, I'm at zoom 25. And I'm looking (LM)almost due north now. I'll swing back around andpan for my rocks. There's the rocks we were lookingat. Panning slOWly to the north, you can now seethe undulations, the ridges that AI was talkingabout - -

04 1856 15 LMP There's not a level portion out here that's more (LM)than a few square meters. And you can see at leastthree ridges between us and the horizon. Now, I'llzoom In out here once more. Let you see It close ­closer-hand What's out there. Another pile ofrocks, or ridges.

04 18 56 53 LMP You need a gunslght on this thing.

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04 18 57 05 CDR Okay, Houston. AI Is finished with thedocumentation. counter at 110.

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04 18 5728 CC Roger. AI. 110, Indlanapol Is. Indiana. And Ed, a eLM)frame or two ago It looked like one of those rockswas spilt right down the middle; did you noticethat. tool

04 185747 LMP I don't think It Is - It may be - It may look like eLM)It from there - weill go by there later on.

04 185808 CC We're about 2 minutes behind tlmellne at this point, CLM)Ed. And you're looking at sky ag8ln. Bring herdown. Okay. Ed. we're recording all this on videotape so that It only takes III relatively brief periodof time looking at the scene that we can play itback frame at a time. later on. Back at 251

04 18 59 25 lMP The horizon that you see In this view Is the north (LM)flank leading up to Cone crater. It's probably'-Itls over a mile away - a mile and a half away.I III give a quick zoom In on It. And then I can'tgo any closer to the Sun right now. I'm at mylimit.

04 18 59 49 CDR Okay. we're at the time to deploy the MET, Ed. If (LM)you want to swing It on back around~

04 18 59 55 LMP Bruce, what was the zoom setting you wanted - right (LM)here for the - for the MET and the MESA?

04 19 0002 CC Okay. let's try It at about 45 there; we'd like to (LM)get the flag In at the right extremity and theplus-Y If we can. at the left extremity. Hold that.Pan left about 2 degrees. left 2 degrees. Okay.Ed. Okay.

04 19 00 29 CC Yes. Back It out about to 40 on zoom. Okay thatls (LM)gOOd.

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04 19 00 44 CC Okay. AI and Ed. If we could get you both In the (LM)field of view there for a minute, we've got amessage for you.

04 19 02 10 lMP Thank you. Deke. And convey our thanks to the (LM)President, please.

04 19 02 18 CDR You ready? Get the wheels first. (lM)

04 19 02 34 lMP Wheels out. (lM)

04 19 03 39 CDR Houston as you can see the MET Is deployed pPOper~y. (lM)

04 190349 CDR looks like It's In good shape.

04 190353 lMP I'll get a camera.·

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04 19 04 01 CDR Okay, If you want to - leave this right here - - (lM)I'll move aPOund to put the TV camera on thescientific equipment bay.

04 19 04 51 CDR TV camera Is covered, and pPOceedlng to the rear of (lM)the lM to observe the deployment of the AlSEP.

04 19 06 03 CDR Okay, Houston. The cover Is coming off the lens (lM)now.

04 19 06 15 CC Are you all the way back at the 30 foot position (LM)there? Six o'clock, 30.

04 19 06 22 CM Well, - It's about 30 right there. I'd say. (lM)

04 19 06 ~ CC Our picture Is moving around a lot; you're going to (lM)have - -

04 19 06 ~ CM It's a little hilly here. (lM)

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04 19 06 35 CC - - to set It down and let It stab II lze before we elM)can tell you anything about it. Okay, what zoom areyou on?

04 19 06 43 COR We have been trying to find a level spot. Bruce. eLM)We're In

04 19 06 46 COR We're on the side of the hili, as you probably have (lM)heard. And It may not stay. It may tip over.

04 19 07 01 CC Can you poke one of the legs Into the surface there? CLM)That's a pretty clumsy tripod, i realize.

04 190706 CDR I'll tell you In Just a moment.

04 19 07 17 COR Do you know, I think It will stay now.

04 19 21 55 COR Where do you think Is a good spot for the ALSEP?

04 19 21 59 ut' Oh, boy. That's going to be tough, AI. I'd Justhead out toward Doublet out there and let's look.- right toward Doublet.

04 19 22 12 CDR I think that's the best way. Aim for the center ofDoublet.

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04 19 22 16 LMP Yes, aim for the center of DOUblet, and let's go eLM)from there. However, I think maybe we better go alittle further south, or we're going to violate that

CCIG constraint If we go too far north. How abouttoward the south edge of Doublet?

04 192304 LMP Hey. why don't you - point It at us, and we'll just (LM)pick It up on the way out?

04 1923 13 COR Well, we're supposed to - okay, right now - you can (LM)put It here and watch the MET deployment, If youlike.

04 19 23 34 COR Okay, Houston. We're about - a 40 foot zoom now, on eLM)the area of the MESA and the MET. How does thatlook?

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04 19 23 58 CC Roger. Let's go to 50. (LM)

04 192545 LMP Bruce, I've put on two Hasselblads, and I'm going (LM)ahead and getting the 16 millimeter on and gettingIt out of my way right now.

04 1926 53 CC And on magazine Charlie Charlie, I show you stili (LM)have 3 minutes remaining.

04 192706 LMP Wa'il leave It on there, then. (LM)

04 19 29 30 CDR Okay, Houston. Magazine double Dog and double Easy (LM)going on the MET.

04 19 29 37 CC Roger. Delta Delta and Echo Echo. (LM)

04 19 -34 14 LMP And, Houston, I'm sealing the organic sample at this (LM)point.

04 19 35 23 LMP Okay, Houston. I have the closeup camera. (LM)

04 19 35 51 LMP Okay. Houston, it's turned on and; It's reading (LM)300.

04 19 38 45 CDR Got the core tube cap assembly, extension handle, (LM)two sets of tongs. We have a numbered geophoneanchor on the front. We have the tether, thegnomon, the hammer, the scoop. Three core tubes, 35bag dispenser. Closeup Camera, two SESCs, two 70millimeter cameras with solar exterior, one 16millimeter camera and one mag, four weigh bags, twomaps, extra number geophone flag, large scoop Is on,right. Large scoop is on, and we're taking thetrenching tool with us.

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04 89 3924 CC Okay, and you should have 16 millimeter and two (lMImags.

04 19 39 30 COR That's correct. we have a·total of. I was just going (lMlto say. a total of three mags. one Is almost usedand the other two are clean - you with us?

04 19 40 51 CC And we need to point the TV camera out to the AlSEP (LM)site.

04 1941 00 CDR let me zoom on out and get that. I think I'll aim (LM)It a little bit to the left of -.that bright crateron the side of the west wall of Doublet.

04 19 41 12 CC Say. AI, If there's any uncertainty as to the (lM)deployment area. we'd rather go to a zoom of 100Instead of a zoom of 150. but If you think you'vegot a good site picked out. now. why we can go to150.

04 19 41 27 CDR I think we can find a good site. We may be a little (lM)closer to Doublet than the map shows. because of thegrade going up there; but I think there's a levelsite fairly close to the south rim of Doublet. andwe'll aim the camera In that general direction andgive you 150 zoom.

04 19 41 46 COR Focus at Infinity. You should be able to see on the (lM)right side of your picture when I settle down here.You should be able to - hold on.

04 1942 II lMP AI. you can get quite a ways further out If you want (lM).to; you've got a little cable left.

04 19 42 14 CDR You should be - we're aiming right for the south rim (lM)of Doublet now, Doublet or south Doublet; but you'llprobably be able to see that bright star craterright In the very edge of your field of view. Thef-stop okay?

04 1942 29 CC Yes, f-stop's fine. I've got what looks like one - (lM)two ridges and then the horizon in the picture, andI see Just past the second ridge, I see - look liketwo craters In line.

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04 19 42 51 CDR It may be two small boulders. CLM)

04 19 45 20 CC Okay, that looks good for e!evatlon; and if you've CLM)got us aimed at your proposed deployment site, we're00.

04 19 46 01 LMP Roger. I'm headed over that way.

04 19 47 00 LMP Can you see - field of view - yet, Bruce?

CLM-ALSEP)

CLM-ALSEP)

04 19 4704 CC Negative, Ed. I believe you're off to our left. CLM-ALSEP)Okay, you're coming In, now.

04 19 47 14 LMP I'm going to stop here and rest for a minute, AI. CLM-AlSEP)This darn thing Is heavier than I expected.

04 19 47 23 CC Okay, Ed. We've got you In the field of view over CLM-AlSEP)to the left, now.

04 19 47 29 LMP AI should be coming In right now, too.

04 19 47 51 CDR looks as If It might be 8 little secondary Impactright here by me.

ClM-AlSEP)

ClM-AlSEP)

04 19 47 54 LMP Man, there's so many different types of craters ClM-ALSEP)around here, we could spend the whole EVA within ahundred yards of the LM. Okay, lead on and I'llfollow and watch the MET for you.

04 19 48 24 CDR Okay, Houston. We're proceeding over a very ClM-AlSEP)fine-grained regolith we described before.Undulating surface - - getting more sloped.

04 19 48 51 LMP Say, Houston. This looks like brown talcum powder; CLM-ALSEP)it's so fine in most places.

04 19 49 01 CC Roger. The MET's going off to the right.

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ClM-AlSEP)

04 19 49 03 COR fi think the sun angle Is increasing. now. The MET's IlM-ALSEP)trying to find a smooth place to go.

04 1949 II lMP AB. I think you'll have to go ar.ound this crater.here. to the left. I think we can find our waydown. Good heavens. that's a deep hole. But Iguess we can - make It either way.

(U+-AlSEP)

04 19 49 45 COR See those two over there at 10 oUclock? We can see (lM-AlSEP)those are on the map.

04 1949 54 COR We'll be dropping down out of sight for a while. (lM-AlSEP)probably.

04 19 50 04 COR Going down In a depression. (LM-AlSEP)

04 19 50 09 UP A very deep depression. compared to what It looked (LM-AlSEP)like.

04 19 5029 COR Well, 1 don't know. (lM-AlSEP)

04 19 50 32 lMP I don't know either. let's stop a minute, AI.

04 19 50 37 COR I'm not sure but what we've picked just about asgood a spot as anywhere.

(lM-AlSEP)

(lM-AlSEP)

04 195044 CDR It looked a little further out here because of being (lM-AlSEP)closer to zero phase, perhaps.

04 19 50 51 lMP I think that's It, but It's not a bit smoother than (lM-AlSEP)the other. I'll be darned If I know what to do.

04 19 51 04 COR Well, we'll move on a little closer to Doublet: (lM-AlSEP)

04 19 51 36 lMP Well. I think the first ridge over there about (lM-AlSEP)another 75 yards might be our answer. Right beyondthis next - tha~e next two craters.

04 19 51 49 CDR Yes, I think so. It's probably a pretty good spot. (lM-AlSEP)About right up there.

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( lM-AlSEP)

04 19 52 05 CDR Okay, Houston. We're In the general area of the (LM-ALSEP)planned ALSEP deployment now - on the chart. It'sIn a depression, and I think we'll move on a littlecloser to Doublet to give It a higher elevation.

04 19 52 18 CC Roger. You're visible from - oh about the armpits (LM-ALSEP)up, right now.

04 1952 31 LW Think you ought to press a little - bear a little to (LM-ALSEP)the left, AI.

04 1952 33 CDR Yes. I guess we'll have to. Nothing like being up (LM-ALSEP)to your armpits In lunar dust.

04 19 52 48 LW I think Just to the left of that rock that's ahead (LM-ALSEP)of us, It provides a path through here.

04 195300 lW The MET seems to be riding very well, Houston. It's (lM-ALSEP)bouncing a little bit, making nice tire marks, butnot about to turn over. It Jumps about a foot everytime It hits a small rise, but very stable.

04 19 53 20 CC Are you getting any dust thrown up by the tires?

04 19 5325 lMP No. There Is a little bit, Bruce, but It's not­the dirt feels to be kind of clumpy.

04 19 53 53 CDR Okay, I guess that ridge Is the best place.

04 19 54 00 CDR We stili on your television, Bruce?

(lM-AlSEP)

(lM-ALSEP)

(LM-ALSEP)

04 1954 02 CC Yes, Indeed. You're very well centered. And I can (lM-ALSEP)see your -

04 19 54 09 CDR Ought to be coming back In now; we're comlngfup'to - (lM-ALSEP)the grade here.

04 19 54 14 CC Roger. I can see your shadows now, so - In fact,can see your feet; so, you're well In view.

04 19 54 23 LMP Okay, about another 30, 40 feet now and I thinkwe're as good as we're going to get.

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(LM-ALSEP)

( LM-ALSEP)

04 19 54 35 CDR What we're discussing here, Houston, is - gradegoing up to south Doublet. It is very consistent.and It's difficult to find a level place •.

04 19 54 52 lMP let's set It down and look for a minute, AI.

04 19 55 09 lMP I don't know but what this rise we're standing onright here - ItDs about as good as any.

04 19 55 19 COR Okay, now, there's a 20-meter crater there.

04 19 55 31 It.f' You got that other map on there, too?

04 19 55 40 COR Yes, It's In the pocket.

(lM-AlSEP)

(lM-AlSEP)

W-1-AlSEP)

W-1-AlSEP)

(lM-AlSEP)

(lM-AlSEP)

04 19 55 42 It.f' Now, let's see. Okay. that one right there. let's (lM-AlSEP)see If we can find those. The big one. May I seeIt a minute? Can we spot that one and those two?

04 19 56 05 COR That one's right over there, I believe,That's an old rounded one right there.mean?

Isn't It?See what i

(lM-AlSEP)

04 19 56 13 It.f' Yes, that may be. What's this one right here? That (lM-AlSEP)one right beside It. Oh, I don't know whether we'rethat far out or not, AI.

04 19 5645 COR Find that little, looking for that little distance (lM-AlSEP)thing. Here we go.

04 19 51 25 CDR Okay, I'd say we're probably about 400 feet out, (lM-ALSEP)almost directly out In front. Plus-X.

04 19 57 36 COR 1 think ••• 80 meters along the track. (LM-ALSEP)

04 19 57 39 lMP Yeah, look here. See that crater right In between (lM-AlSEP)those two traverse tracks?

04 19 51 45 LMP Okay, those two craters and that crater that you (lM-AlSEP)pointed out.

04 19 51 46 lMP Okay, 1 think that one between the traverse tracks (lM-AlSEP)Is that one right there.

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04 19 57 54 lW On the hili, the two - those right over there and (U+AlSEP)the one you pointed out, this one; is that one overthere, the big one behind It. Now, I th Ink it's 0 utof sight, unless It's that one over there.

04 19 58 10 COR Well, where do you think we are? ( lM-AlSEP)

04 19 58 12 lW I think that we are to the north - I th ink we're ( lM-AlSEP)about BR, and let's see we thought that - we'reabout CQ 0.8 and 62.5 - 61.5.

04 19 58 37 COR Old you read that, Houston? ( LM-AlSEP)

04 19 58 38 CC Roger. Charlie Quebec 0.8 at 61.5. (lM-ALSEP)

04 19 58 45 CDR Let's move directly toward that big rock up there, (LM-AlSEP)about halfway between here and there. It's aboutright up In There.

04 19 58 56 lMP Yes, cause I need this clear area down here for that (LM-AlSEP)thumper.

04 19 58 59 CDR Okay, let's put It right up In there.

04 19 59 01 lMP Right up there, on that spot?

04 19 59 03 CDR Yes. you got It. Okay, Houston. We're going tomove about 10 meters to the west-northwest fromthose coordinates that Ed gave you.

(LM-AlSEP)

( LM-ALSEP)

(LM-ALSEP)

04 1959 14 lMP That will be where - - ALSEP Central Station will (LM-AlSEP)go. We reserve the right to change our mind as towhere we are when we get It up on the hilltop.

04 1959 47 CDR I'm going to have to pull It over here a little, .Ed; (LM-ALSEP)there's a crater there.

04 19 59 52 lW AI. that's right about where we are. (lM-AlSEP)

04 19 59 55 CC Okay, we've lost the MET off to the right of our (LM-ALSEP)picture.

04 20 00 05 lW What's wrong with right about here? It would Just ( LM-AlSEP)be a nice clear shot down there with the thumper.

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042000 II CDR Can you stili see Ed. Houston?

04 20 00 12 CC Yes. he's at the extreme right-hand edge of ourpicture. AI, and you're off.

W4-AlSEP)

W+AlSEP)

04 2000 19 CDR We'll turn them back on. This Is where we're going (AlSEP)to deploy.

04 20 00 22 CC Well. I guess the primary consideration, of course. (AlSEP)Is to find a good site; and our being able to watchyou is secondary.

04 20 00 31 CDR Yes. We understand, but It's all pretty much the (AlSEP)same: the upslope Is about - .. or 5 degrees,pockmarked by all types of craters. They're al8 oldcraters; but nonetheless, they produce a very unevensurface. And I think we've found a spot heroe asreasonable as we'll find anywhere.

04 20 00 53 lW let's see. AI. But those two craters right there (AlSEP)are going to be In the way. I think i'd I Ike tomove back here about 5 feet. Better than having torun through those going south or. I can leave aCentral Station about where I've got It. I mean. thepower generator. Th Ink that'll be ailII right1

04 20 O! 22 CDR Are you done '11th your thumper geophone line? UlSEP)

04 20 01 24 UP Yes. I'm through. (AlSEP)

04 20 Oi 25 CDR Your line will put you right through those two CAlSEP)craters. That'll give you a good reference.

04 20 01 28 lW Wetl. I'm going to have to go this way, so - because (ALSEP)I can't fire Into that ridge. I've got to put Itmore north, right up that way. Then I'm going to goright down across through there. Okay, this looksgood to me If you're happy with It.

04 20 01 45 CDR let's see. Southwest Is right - the best spot Is (ALSEP)right through those two craters.

04 20 01 49 lW I'm going to have to go almost due south of the - (ALSEP)

04 20 01 52 CDR I mean. southeast of these.· (ALSEP)

04 20 01 53. lW I'm going to have to go almost due south. (ALSEP)

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(ALSEP)

(ALSEP)04 20 01 57 COR Okay, you can go by the right edge of that baby.

04 20 02 00 CDR Okay, very good. Okay, we've got ~ spot, Houston.We will proceed with the deployment.

04 20 02 06 LMP We're not quite as far from those coordinates as we (ALSEP)thought we were.

04 20 02 19 CDR Okay, Houston. We will start the 16 mill imetergoing here and -

04 20 02 28 CDR We may have to change magazines.

04200244 CC And If you have a free minute, we would like somecommentary on the depth of the MET tracks.

04 2002 54 LMP Bruce, let us take a picture for It after a while.We can see the MET track clear back to the LM.They're about three-quarters of an Inch deep.

04 20 03 48 CDR Can't get any closer without putting It In thatcrater Ed.

04 20 04 17 CDR Fiftieth, six frames per second.

04 20 04 45 CC Has he started It yet, AI?

04 20 05 03 CDR Mark. Camera's running six frames per second.

(ALSEP)(PHO DAC)

(ALSEP)(PHO DAC)

(ALSEP)

(ALSEP)

(ALSEP)

(ALSEP)(PHO DAC)

(ALSEP)(PHO DAC)

(ALSEP)(PHO DAC)

04 20 05 40 CDR Okay; Ed Is working on the Central Station, and I'm (AlSEP)going over for the sUbpallet.

0420 II 26 CC AI, this is Houston. For your Information, the16-mllllmeter camera is out of film at this time.

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(ALSEP)(PHO OAC)

04 20 1921 CC Sixteen millimeter's been running about 9 minutes, (AlSEPI(PHO CAC)now, slnco It ran out of film.

04 20 20 44 COR Okay. Camera Is off.

04 202106 COR Magazine Charlie Charlie Is off.

042021 33 CDR Magazine Echo Echo will. be going on.

04 20 22 33 CDR Okay. f:8, six frames per second, 250th.

04 20 22 43 CC Roger. Give me a hack when you're started.

04 20 22 59 CDR Hack, hack.

04 2025 07 CC AI, this Is Houston. Could you tell us where youare In the SIDE or PSE sequence?

CAlSEPI(PHQ OAC)

(AlSEPI(AHO DAC)

CAlSEP)(PHO CAC)

(AlSEP)(PHO DAC)

(AlSEP)(PHQ CAC)

(AlSEP)(PHQ DAC)

(AlSEP)

04 20 25 18 COR Yes, sir. The legs of the SIDE have been deployed; (AlSEPIPSE stool Is being placed 10 feet north from theCentral Station.

04 20 26 32 lMP Okay, Houston. The thumper Is stowed on the MET. (AlSEP)had to get the first geophone out In order to get Itthere, but weDl1 take care of that In·a few minutes.

04 20 29 07 LMP Okay, Bruce. The III)rtar pack Is In place.

04 20 29 26 CDR And we've had Interim deployment of the PSE.

04 20 30 01 lMP Okay, the CPlEE's starting to come off now.

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(AlSEP)

CAlSEPI

(AlSEP)

04 20 33 33 U,P Houston. The CPLEE is deployed. It is - the ball (ALSEPlis in the inner ring. And It is I ined up due east.

04 20 33 49 LW And we're going for the SIDE now. ( ALSEPl

04 20 33 54 CDR And it looks clean and pretty, doesn't It? That (ALSEPllittle CPLEE all sittlng'there.

04 20 34 56 LW And I'm heading out with the SIDE and the CCIG atthis point.

(ALSEP)

04 20 36 47 CDR Okay, Houston. To keep you honest, AI is operating (ALSEP)In the Central Station at the moment.

04 20 42 45 LW The SIDE Is deployed. (ALSEP)

04 20 42 56 LW We'll head back and get on to the thumper geophone. (ALSEP)

04 2043 33 CC AI, this Is Houston. I show about 3 to 4 minutes (ALSEP)(PHO DAC)overdue on the magazine on the 16-mllllmeter camera.

04 204347 LMP I was heading for it over there, now, AI. I'll turn (ALSEP)(PHO DAC)It off.

04 204349 CDR You shut It off, and we'll change the mag later. (ALSEPHPHO DAC)

04 20 44 53 LMP And I'm going to take penetrometer measurement, now, (ALSEP)Houston.

04 20 44 56 LMP As I get ready for the thumper. (ALSEP)

04 20 45 13 LMP That new extension handle works well. Hey, Houston, (ALSEP)I'm taking these measurements now at a site about 15- about 25 feet south of the central - not of theCentral Station but of the RTG and here goes myfirst one. One hand. And Houston, I can push It In- well, let's s~e - It's gone all - nearly all theway In.

04 20 45 53 CDR Six marks. Six blacks showing.

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(ALSEPl

04 20 45 55 lMP Six, I, 2, 3, - I, 2, 3, a double one and a blackand white. A white, a black, and white below theupper double one. Do,You understard?

04 20 41 24 CC Okay, the geophone deployment.

(AlSEP)

(AlSEP)

04 2049 10 CDR fine. thank you, Honest Abe. I'm in the process of (AlSEP)leveiing and aligning the antenna.

04 20 50 16 CDR Okay. the antenna Is leveled ••• (AlSEP)

04 20 50 34 UP Ai. you do take a picture down along this line. do (AlSEPHPHO 67 9374)you not?

04 20 50 37 CDR Yes. (AlSEP)(PHO 67 9374)

04 20 51 31 lMP And. Houston. 8 have my first geophone In the (AlSEP)ground. And In this soft grollll'ld they go Invertically without any problem, and they push ~Ight

on In.

04 20 51 48 CC Okay, that's the 10-foot one1

04 20 51 53 lMP That's affirm.

04 20 58 51 CDR Okay. Houston, The Central Station antenna Isaligned.

04 JO 52 51 lMP i'm going to start moving out. Ai.

04 20 53 51 CDR Okay, let's press on with the lR cubed.

04 20 53 51 CC Okay. we've aiso got the PSE final deployment.

04 20 54 09 CDR Okay. and we'il do that now.

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(AlSEP)

(AlSEP)

(AlSEP)

(AlSEP)

(AlSEP)

(AlSEP)

(AlSEP)

04 21 03 I~ CDR Okay. The LR cubed is deployed 100 feet. west ofthe Central Station. It 15 level, set index iszero. The cover Is coming off now.

0421 0627 CDR Ed. I'm going to mosey on back and start takingpictures In the meantime.

04 21 0800 COR Houston. did you know that - we were filming thatlast magazine at six frames per second? Old youtake that Into account?

04 21 08 09 CC That's affirmative. Six frames per second wasnominal 15 minutes. and we ran for almost 20.

(ALSEP)

(ALSEP) (PHO 67 9361-87)

(ALSEP) (PHO DAC)

(ALSEP) (PHO OAC)

04 21 09 30 COR Okay, Echo Echo Is coming off and Delta Delta going (ALSEP)(PHO OAe)on.

04 21 10 49 CDR All set for those Jullett Jullett. Starting frame (ALSEP)(PHO & 9361-87)Is 6.

04 21 14 54 CC And, Ed and AI. for your Information. you've been (ALSEP)out three hours and 35 minutes, and you're about 35minutes behind the nominal tlmellne with a half-hourextension expected.

04 21 19 27 CC AI. this Is Houston. What are you photographingnow?

(ALSEP)

04 21 19 37 CDR Right now, I'm taking the distance shots back to the (ALSEP)(PHO 679367-68)LM from the RTG.

04 21 19 45 COR Getting down to photograph the SIDE.

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(ALSEP) (PHO 67 9369-73)

(ALSEP)

04 21 34 i7 CDR Okay, AI has completed the photographic coverage of .(ALSEP)the ALSEP and Juliett Jullett, counter number 34.And would you tell us now how much - counter number34, Ed - would you tell us now, how much longer wehave before we have to be back at the MESA forcloseout?

04 21 35 29 CC AI and Ed, this is Houston with a one half-hour (ALSEP)extension. You have 16 minutes until you have to beback at the MESA.

04 21 35 54 CDR Okay, In that case then, we will arm the mortar (ALSEP)package at this time befors we leave. Wetll proceedback along our track getting geology along the way.

04 21 36 56 CC AI and Ed, this Is Houston, after arml,ng the mortar (ALSEP)pack we'd like you to proceed back In the generaldirection of the LN, and selecting a suitable areaen route, collect the comprehensive sample and tryto pick up a football-size rock on the way.

04 21 37 14 CDR Okay, that's our Intent, Houston.

04 21 39 00 CC Mark, four hours Into the EVA. (ALSEP)

04 21 39 10 CC With the half-hour extension, we're working into a (ALSEP)4-hour-and-45-mlnute EVA duration.

04 21 39 52 LMP Okay, Houston, the mort~r pack Is aligned, with the {AlSEP)bubble tangent to the Inner ring. and 11m going toarm It now; and It's - pointed almost due north, alittle bit to the west of north. I guess AI'sphotographs will allow you to get that exactly.

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04 21 41 28 lMP And I have the extension handle, and lim startingout after Alan, now.

(AlSEP-lM)

04 21 41 44 lMP Whee, hey this is sure a different mode of traveling (AlSEP-lM)than carrying that barbell.

04 21 41 52 CDR Okay, Houston, on this comprehensive sample we're, (AlSEP-lM) (SAMP COMP 14165-189, 250-289, 298-300, 421)about a third of the way back to the lM, I've notfound an area exactly what I want, so I have drawn acircle which is approximately 2 meters In radius,and I'm going to pick the surface rocks from that,and a sampling of the surface fines from that area.

04 21 42 26 CDR And I've documented this location with a locatorshot back to the LM and to the ALSEP.

04 21 42 51 LMP Okay, AI. Need some help there?

(ALSEP-LM) (SAMP COMP 14165-189,250-289,298-300,421)(PHO 67 9388-89)

(AlSEP-lM)

04 21 42 53 CDR Yes, I wanted to pick up all the walnut-size rocks (ALSEP-LM) (SAMP COMP 14165-189, 250-289, 298-300, 421)In your tongs. And we'll get the surface fines,here.

04 21 43 10 CDR Why don't you work that side of It, and I'll work (ALSEP-LM)this side.

04 21 43 31 CDR You have to be careful you don't put them In the (ALSEP-lM)(SAMP COMP 14165-189, 250-289, 298-300, 421)ground. If you make consecutive passes up the wholecircle, we can tell.

04 21 44 01 CDR For this amount of time, we can really only get the (ALSEP-LM)(SAMP COMP 14165-189, 250-289, 298-300, 421 )ones that are essentially there.

04 21 44 07 LMP Yes, let me grab another weigh bag, because you're (ALSEP-LM) (SAMP COMP 14165-189, 250-289, 298-300, 421 )too far away for me to - -

04 21 44 10 CDR An Inch In diameter. (ALSEP-LM) (SAMP COMP 14165-189, 250-289, 298-300, 421 )

04 21 44 49 LMP Okay. I'll get one for the fines.

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(AlSEP-lM) (SAMP COMP 14165-189,250-289,298-300,421)

04 21 44 51 CDR Get one for the fines and we'll start - I'd just IAlSEP-lM) (SAMP COMP 84165-189,250-289.298-300,421)say, just grab an undisturbed site out of eachquadrant. we didn't hit with our feet. Cut It downto about a centimeter level - and fill the bag thatway.

04 21 45 i5 lMP Okay. You want the medium-size scoop or the bigscoop for this?

(AlSEP-lM) (SAMP COMP 14165-889. 250-289, 298-300,421)

0421 45 28 COR No actually - the trenching tool, now the medium IAlSEP-lM)(SAMP COMP 14165-189, 250-289. 298-300. 421)size scoop is the best. AI8 youive got to do Is cutthe surface to the depth of about a centimeter In anundisturbed area here - where we havenit picked upthe rocks. Okay1

04 21 45 43 CC AI and Ed this Is Houston. We show about eight - (AlSEP-LM)minutes remaining until you should be at the MESA tostart closeout.

04 21 45 53 COR Okay, we will be able to bring the comprehensivesample at that time.

04 21 ~6 02 lMP Hey, here - don't close It, here's one In here forthat.

04 21 46 07 lMP Here's one In here I picked up.

04 21 46 08 CDR Oh, okay. Dump it In here, then.

(AlSEP-lM) (SAMP COMP 14165-189, 250-289, 298-300, 421)

(AlSEP-lM)(SAMP COMP 14165-189. 250-289, 298-300. 421)

(AlSEP-lM)(SAMP 143031)

(AlSEP-lM)(SAMP 143031)

04 21 46 37 lMP Okay, I'll start over here In this undisturbed ar~a. (AlSEP-LM)(SAMP COMP 14165-189, 250-289, 298-300, 421)

04 21 46 47 CDR Yes. Just get that area and then right here In this (AlSEP-lM) (SAMP COMP 14165-189,250-289. 298-300, 428)area. And fill up the bag to the line. Now I'llhead on back a little farther, get a football-sizerock.

04 21 47 46 CDR Okay. There's some pretty good-slzed'ones back over (AlSEP-lM)(SAMP 14304-05)In here.

04 21 48 58 COR Okay, that's too big.

04 21 49 04 COR I'll get one that's a little smaller.

04 21 49 10 CC AI and Ed, 5 minutes.

04 21 49 84 CDR Okay. You want to start back now. Ed?

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(AlSEP-LM)(SAMP 14304-05)

(AlSEP-lM)

(AlSEP-lMl

04 21 4921 LMP All right, let me get about three more scoops, AI.I can get there before long.

(ALSEP-lM) (SAMP COMP 14165-169,250-269,296-300,421)

04 21 50 12 CDR Okay, Houston, you can see the area where the (AlSEP-lM)(SAMP 14304)(PHO 67 9390-91)football-sized rock Is coming from. It'sessentially two-thirds of the way back toward thelM, from the AlSEP site. The rock appears to havebeen ejected from the crater which Ed was describingearlier, In his 12:30 position. As a matter offact, It's going to be the small fqotball-sized rock- no it turned out to be two of them.

04 21 51 16 CDR The second small football appearing on the samecrater - 'from near the same crater.

(AlSEP-lM)(SAMP 14305)(PHO 67 9392-93)

04 21 51 45 CDR And, at first glance, appears to be fairly similar (ALSEP-LM)(SAMP 14305)color. It's a large hand sample. It's essentiallynonveslcular. Just some very small vesicles. The-what appears to be - -

04 21 52 01 CC Roger. We've got 2 minutes, we'd like to get you on (ALSEP-LM)back to the vicinity of the MESA.

04 21 52 08 CDR - - what looks to be a fairly large crystal In that (ALSEP-LM)(SAMP 14305)second small football rock and now, starting backtoward the MESA, now.

04 21 52 17 LMP And I'm on my way, too.

04 21 52 31 CDR Okay. Away we go.

(ALSEP-LM)

(ALSEP-LM)

04 21 52 33 LMP The number of surface rocks, or rocks compared with (AlSEP-LM)the number of surface fines Is very, very small,Houston. There's a few boulders lying around andthere's a few blocks around some of the craters, butby and large, It's a powdery surface. Don't runInto that crater, AI.

04 21 53 21 LMP Boy, my sample's packing down. It was more thanthis when I left the site.

042153 36 CDR Okay, we're coming back down the hill; Houston.

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(AlSEP-lMl

04 21 53 42 CC Roger, AI. We're seeing you moving across the TV (lM)camera and it looks like you've gotten back to theMESA here with about 10 or 15 seconds to spare onour mark. We do have plenty of time for the nominalcloseout. so we don't want you to rush that. Justgo through the procedures, and we'll take the timingas It comes. And, when you have a moment, we'd liketo get an EKJ status report.

04 21 54 15 lMP And since I'm coming by the camera. Houston, I'll (lM)turn you around.

04 21 54 19 CC Roger. And we'll put the zoom on about 40.

04 21 54 31 CC And we go back to average, ·and 1:44.

04 21 55 22 lMP Oh. damn It. There went my s.ample bags.

04 21 55 28 CDR Put your UHT handle through It.

(Un(LM)

(LM)

04 21 55 32 LMP I'll use this handle. fortunately, I don't think (LM)more than a little· bit fell out.

04 21 56 35 CDR Okay. we've got It packed down to only half full.

04 2" 56 58 CDR Okay, Houston, for your Information. those location- documentary location shots of the comprehensivesample taken on JJ and - I'm now showing 40.

04 21 57 12 CC Roger; JJ. 40. for the comprehensive sample area.

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04 21 57 38 lMP Take that. can you? That's all right I wanted yo~ (LM)to stow that, but your hands are full, too. I'llget It.

04 21 5749 CDR And on the comprehensive sample, Houston, I feel we (LM)(SAMP COMP 14165-189.250-289.298-300.421)have about 15 rocks. and some fines. One welQh ba~

Is going In the SAC.

04 21 58 01 CC Roger. If you take an additional welqh baQ, and put ILM)(SAMP BULK 14160-163, 402, 422. 425-453)material from thA Immediate vicinity of the LM intoit to fill up the SAC. we request that you drop adocumented sample bag In it as a tag.

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04 21 5824 COR Okay, 1 guess we've got a little room to do that. 1 (lM)(SAMP 14304-05)put the football-sized rocks In the ETB.

04 21 5829 lMP Okay. let's see; you put a 70-mllllmeter camera In (lM)the ETB?

04 21 58 45 CC And, AI, I show that you have a magazine on the (lM)16 millimeter that's totally unused, Dover Delaware.

04 21 58 54 CDR It's on the MET, Bruce. It never made It on the (lM)camera.

04 21 59 07 CDR Oh, I'm sorry. I take It back, we did put It on. (lM)

04 21 59 21 lMP Why don't you let me help you with the - let's take (lM)the shovel, AI; It'll be faster.

04 21 59 28 CDR All right.

04 21 59 30 LMP Trenching tool.

04 21 59 31 CDR Want to hold the bag?

04 21 59 32 lMP Yes.

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04 21 59 33 CDR Let's hit that little crater out there. It looks (LM)like a secondary.

04 21 59 36 lMP Okay, let's go get It.

04 21 59 37 CDR Right out here.

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04 21 59 40 LMP I saw a little crater about this size out here that (LM)I'd swear had glass In the bottom of It, but I wastoo bUSy thumping to stop and make any comment onIt.

04 22 00 26 CDR There's a little different colored layer at the (lM)bottom of It there.

04 22 00 28 LMP Yes. Scoop it out. ***

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04 22 00 37 COR ·See, there's a different color there, maybe.

04 22 00 45 COR Okay, how does that look to you?

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04 22 00 47 LMP I can take another shovelful. (LM)ISAMP BULK 14160-163, 402, 422, 425-453)

04 22 01 04 COR Okay. Houston, that's In a small crater. looks like (LM) (SAMP BULK 14160-163, 402, 422, 425-453)It might be a secondary Impact, Just hazarding aguess; It's about 2 feet In diameter, and It's -between 130, 50 feet, 130, 40 feet from the LM.

04 22 01 26 CDR And we'll put a documented sample baq In there with (LM)(SAMP BULK 14160-163, 402, 422, 425-453)It.

04 22 01 32 CDR We'll put a documented sample bag In there with, and (LM)(SAMP BULK 14160-163, 402, 422, 425-453)that will be bag number i. Here you go, Ed. StickIt In there.

04 22 01 53 LMP Okay, put It In. (LM)(SAMP BULK 14160-163, 402, 422, 425-453)

04 22 01 56 CDR One November, I November. (LM)(SAMP BULK 14160-163, 402, 422, 425-453)

04 22 02 05 CDR Okay•••• and that'll fill up this one - this SRC, (LM)(SAMP BULK 14160-163, 402, 422, 425-453)and that will do It very nicely.

04 22 02 18 LMP Okay. All right, Houston. I'm getting the two used (LM)mags off the MET. They're going In the ETB.

04 22 02 54 CC Roger; prior to terminating the EVA, an the TV (lM)camera; we'll need It set to f:44. peak, and alignso that the long axis of the camera Is perpendicularto the Sun. We'd also like to move the camera sothat In this orientation we're stili viewing the LN.

04 22 03 15 CDR Okay. Okay. At f:44. peak, and long direction (IN)normal to the sunllne.

04 22 03 26 LMP AI, did you get to - put the maps In - no, the maps (LN)are right here.

04 22 03 32 CDR No, I haven't done anything yet. I'm Just loading (LM)the SRC.

04 22 03 36 COR The 70-ml II imeter camera In the ETB, and I'm storing (LM)- packing the SRC.

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04 22 0343 CDR And, Houston, we were unable to get all of the weigh ClM)bags in the SRC. It's full. We're putting thesmall samples of small rocks from the comprehensivesample in the weigh bag along with the two small CSAMP 14304-05)football rocks.

04 22 04 II CC Roger. Ali righty. Understand the football rocks ClM)CSAMP 14304-05)are In one weigh bag, and you're adding anotherweigh bag containing the small rocks.

04 22 04 23 CDR Right, two weigh bags and they're both in the ETB. ClM)

04 22 04 31 It-P We're going to have to make another ETB load, AI. (lM),I've got another 10-mllllmeter camera to go.

04 22 04 46 CDR Okay, SRC Is closed now. (lM)

04 22 04 52 CDR Okay, so SRC, serial 801, Houston, contains, then, (lM)the organic control sample, the fines from thecomprehensive sample, and the extra fines from thatsma II crater we collected near the lM.

04 22 05 19 CC Roger; we copy those In the SRC. (lM)

0422 05 20 CDR *** 10-mllllmeter cameras. and three 16 millimeters. (lM)Get the good one off there. okay.

04 22 05 24 CDR Okay, and the map should be In there

04 22 05 26 It-P I've got the map. already.

04 22 05 21 CDR - - and the lens-scrlbe-brush assembly.

04 22 05 30 lMP I'll grab It.

04 22 05 31 CDR Okay, I'll boot on out here, take care of

04 22 05 39 CDR Okay. 44. peak. normal.

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04 22 05 41 CC Roger; and we might as well go to 25 on the zoom. (lM)AI.

04 22 05 55 CDR I Just zoomed by you. (lM)

04 22 05 59 CC We saw you zoom by us. ClM)

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04 22 06 00 CDR Verify 44, 44 on the zoom; ! mean 44 on the f-stop. eLMl25 on the zoom - want - want infinity on the - -

04 22 06 17 CDR very good on the focus o We're transmitting and eLMlwe're in peak and we're long axis normal to the SunoHow Is that?

04 22 06 39 COR You want the lens cap on or off?

04 22 06 41 CC lens cap off, o-f-f.

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04 22 06 47 COR o-I-f. Okay, ETB contains two medium football rocks (lM)(SAMP 14304-05)and the small rocks from the comprehensive sample,contains two 70-mllllmeter CAMs, three 16-mlillmetermags, map, lens-scribe-brush assembly.

04 22 07 12 lMP And the SAC number 2 is on the mat.

04 22 07 23 CC Old i copy SAC number I, sealed?

04 22 07 37 CDR SRC number I is sealedo

04 22 07 40 lMP And verify that closeup camera Is off.

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04 22 09 35 CDR Hey, Houston. How much time do we have to repress, (lMInow?

04 22 09.39 CC All right, we're looking at 14 minutes and 20 elM)seconds to scheduled end of EVA. about 12 minutesand 20 seconds to repress. You've got a haif-hourmargin in there. A half an hour margin In addition.

04 22 15 56 CDR How's our buddy the redhead doing, Houston?

04 22 16 26 CC Okay 0 Negative on the Hycon, and he was able to (lM)spot the LM last pass.

04 22 16 40 lMP Okay, Houston. I'm at the door, ready for i~gress. (lM)

04 22 16 44 LMP Getting ready to open the hatch, now.

04 ;>;, iIi n i.!-'P Ha tch Is onen , and I'm i nqress lnq.

.)4/.2 1906 lW liouston, AI's s t ar t lnn up the laddero

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04 22 19 10 CC Roger. Old you get everything In the one E181 (LM)

04 22 19 16 CDR Yes. (LM)

04 22 19 44 LMP Okay. AI's up at the top of the ladder waiting for (LM)the LEC to come up.

04 22 20 54 CDR Okay, are you ready for the sample box?

04 22 21 00 LMP Just push it right on in. I've got it.

04 22 21 04 CDR Okay, the SRC is in the cabin, Houston.

04222109 CDR And AI will be starting In any moment.

04 22 21 55 CDR Okay, I'm going through the hatch.

04 22 23 03 LMP Okay, Houston. AI Is In the cabin, and PLSSfeedwater coming off.

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04 22 2346 LMP I'm ready to close the hatch. *** all the way *** (LM)

04 22 24 34 CDR Okay. The hatch Is closed and locked.

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04 23 35 45 lMP Hello, Gordon. We're about ready to give you some (BETWEEN EVAS)weights on return equipment.

04 23 36 09 lMP Okay - we're ready to come up with the first bags - (BETWEEN [VAS)stand by I.

04 23 36 49 LMP Houston, let me tell you what we've done. Remember, (BETWEEN EVAS)AI said that we brought In the small rocks from thecomprehensive sample area In one weigh bag.

04 23 37 08 lMP We couldn't get them all In the SRC. We got the (BETWEEN EVAS)contingency sample here. And It so happens that thematerial cracked on the contingency sample bag, andIt's leaking. So we're putting It In the weigh bagwith these other rocks. And the weight of thattotal combination Is 5 pounds.

04 23 37 29 CC Okay Ed, got you. The contingency sample's In that (BETWEEN [VAS)weigh bag - with a total weight of 5 pounds.

04 23 38 43 lMP And, Houston, the next bag has two toy-sizedfootball rocks In It. And they weigh 15 poundstotal.

04 23 39 07 lMP And that's going Into the left-hand storagecompartment.

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(BETWEEN EVASHSAMP FSR .14304-05)04 23 39 II CC Okay. left-hand storage compartment with twolittle-league footballs, 15 pounds.

04 23 39 40 lMP Okay, Houston. Both of those rock bags are going to (BETWEEN EVAS)left-hand storage compartment.

04 23 39 45 CC Okay, Ed. That's the one with the contingency' (BETWEEN EVAS)sample and the comprehensive and the football ones,right?

04 23 39 55 lMP That's affirmative. (BETWEEN EVAS)

04 23 41 34 lMP Okay. We want you to be discriminating about our (BETWEEN EVAS)samples now. We have the comprehensive rocks in theleft-hand storage compartment. The comprehensivefines, however, are In the SRC.

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04 234342 LMP And mag MM Is replacing II. (BETWEEN EVAS)

04 23 43 58 LMP Okay. We replaced magazine JJ on the Commander's (BETWEEN EVAS)camera with Ll and lion the LMP's camera with MM.

04 23 44 36 LMP Houston, Antares. Verify which are the two (BETWEEN EVAS)16-mllllmeter mags that have been used?

04 2345 52 LMP Okay. We have three 16-mllllmeter mags, of which we (BETWEEN EVAS)only used two. Can you tell me which two we used?

04 234600 CC I'll have to check back. I'll give you an answer In (BETWEEN EVAS)a minute here?

04 23 46 44 CC Our records show that the used magazines are (BETWEEN EVAS)Charlie Charlie and Echo Echo. And the Delta Daltashould be the unused one.

04 2350 37 LMP Okay, Houston. We're making a slight deviation to (BETWEEN EVAS)our storage plan In the ETB.

04 23 50 45 CC Okay, Ed. Go ahead with It. (BETWEEN EVAS)

04 235050 LMP In addition to the three 16-ml II Imeter mags called (BETWEEN EVAS)for, we're also taking back out the one we didn'tget used today.

04 23 51 08 LMP And In addition to the black and white mag KK, we're (BETWEEN EVAS)taking back out Jullett Jullett. We've only used 40frames off of that, and we've got very fewpictures of the LM and other appropriate-type shots.

04 2351 25 CC Roger. Jullett Jullett, you're also going to take (BETWEEN EVAS)out on the second EVA.

04 2354 01 CC Just following you In the checklist here and looking (BETWEEN EVAS)ahead, It looks to us !Ike you'll probably get tothe EVA debriefing at about - In an hour and a half- about 1:22. Does this agree with your estimate?We Just wanted to know to be sure to have the rightpeople standing by.

04 2354 24 LMP Well, It's not on this card. How far Is It on the (BETWEEN EVAS)Lunar Surface Checklist? Right now, we're weighingSRC.

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04 23 54 42 lW And we find that it w,dlJhs 43 pounds.

04 23 54 44 CC Okay, 43 pounds on the SAC. And if you're just (RETWEEN EVAS)proceeding down the card with no changes to it,well, then we'll figure It out when you get to thedebriefing.

05 08 83 18 CC Roger, Ed. We copy that. I have 80 questions (BETWEEN EVAS)having to do with the EVA. We don't want elaborateanswers, because they. of course, cut Into yoursleep period.

05 01 15 34 CC Question number I about EVA i: How do you feel (BETWEEN EVAS)about your planned second EVA, now that you've donethe first, especially In terms of time and terrain.

05 01 15 51 CDR Well, I think that the second EVA will go a little (BETWEEN EVAS)more smoothly with respect to the tlmellne. It 9s

not as complicated as far as the equipment Isconcerned. We don't spend as much time movingaround with the PlSS - scientific equipment. It'sprimarily a geological traverse once the thing hasgotten by the first few minutes. And we should beable to be on the time line and hang onto that realwell. And we, of course. are again counting on a -at least a 3O-mlnute extension to the nominal time,so that's the reason wetd like to start early.

05 01 16 29 CC Roger. Do you feel the terrain will be any problem? (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 01 16 35 CDR No, we dontt. We had no difficulty at all In (BETWEEN EVAS)traversing the terrain. As a matter of fact. wewere bounding along. even with barbells and the MET.The traversing Is extremely easy. although we have aroiling landscape and lots of craters to .circumnavigate. I believe from lookinq at tho Cone.wetll be able to get UD there with no trouble atall.

05 01 1700 lMP I completely concur In that the undulatino terrain (BETWEEN EVAS)is Just a surpr Lse , Itt s not that much ~redi ff leu It.

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05 01 17 09 CC Roger, Ed. Second question is, would you please (BETWEEN EVAS)describe the rim of Doublet, especially theblocklness?

05 01 1727 CDR Well, I don't think you'd call Doublet a-blocky rim. (BETWEEN EVAS)The craters north and south of Doublet, of course,are both older craters and had subdued rims. Thereare some blocks of ejecta at and near the vicinityof the rims, but - and there are a few blocks downinside. For example, we can look at the west wallof south Doublet from here and see a few fairly goodsized rocks, perhaps 3 or 4 feet at the largest.But I really wouldn't call It a blocky rim. It's afairly well subdued rim.

05 01 18 05 lMP I concur. The biggest blocks we could see on the (BETWEEN EVAS)rim of Doublet correspond to these large ones Ipointed out In my pan - TV pan. There are some ofthat size or maybe a little larger, but thepopulation Is miniscule compared with the total rimarea of Doublet.

05 01 18 28 CC Roger. Third question: how deep Is the DPS erosion (BETWEEN EVAS)crater?

05 01 1840 CDR It's not very deep at all. The photographs willshow that perhaps It's only 4 inches In maximumdepth.

(BETWEEN EVAS)

05 01 18 51 CC Okay, and can you descrIbe the lIneations and how (BETWEEN EVAS)far out they went, theIr orientation, and dlrectlon~

05 01 19 04 lMP Are these the lineations that I referred to earlier, (BETWEEN EVAS)or are you talking about lineations from the DPSengine.

05 01 19 13 CC The ones that you referred to earlier, Ed. (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 01 19 19 lMP Okay, they're there; and I saw evidences of them in (BETWEEN EVAS)directions different than the exhaust would cause,but there Just simply was not time to look at them.We'll have to look at them tomorrow.

05 01 19 35 CC Next question: on the football samples, were they (BETWEEN EVAS)(SAMP FSR 14304-05)(PHO 67 9390-93)documented?

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05 01 19 47 COR That's affirmative. They were documented with a (BETWEEN EVAS)(SAMP FSR 14304-05)(PHO 67 9390-931stereopair before. in the case of both samples. Andthey were taken from the crater which Is located at- that'd be - CR.I and 64.6. They came from thesouthwest - In the southwest rim of that crater.

05 01 2021 CC Roger. AI. Next questlon~ did you notice any (BETWEEN EVAS)variations In soil mechanics characteristics atvarious locations where legs or poles were pushedIn, such as the solar-wlnd·staff. the flagstaff. thegeophone anchors, penetrometer, and so forth?

05 01 2045 lMP Yes, there are a few places around, primarily fill - (BETWEEN EVAS)or rather the throwouts from craters, or what areobviously near the rim of craters, have a softer - asofter material around them than there Is Just ingeneral. However, there are so many craters thatyou find the soft material quite often, butgenerally on the fresher ones. Along my traverse-rather along the upper geophone II.ne, there are twoor three fairly fresh craters along that line thathave some quite soft material around them. And itwas a matter of sinking In 2 - 3 or 4 Inches Insteadof a normal one-half to three-fourths that we'resinking In out here.

05 01 21 36 CC Roger, Ed. On the surface features of rock marks, (BETWEEN EVAS)well, we'd like a description of t~e surfacefeatures of the rocks. If there are markedvariations In rounding, angularity, grain size. sizedistribution, shape, texture, and color.

05 01 22 01 lMP You're getting Into stuff that we're going to have (BETWEEN EVAS)to look at tomorrow. We Just barely had time tofinish the AlSEP and get back. The rocks I see fromthe cockpit, there are some rounded rocks. I see twoor three that are varied, that have some roundtnq 'ontop. I see some angular rocks. As far asgranUlarity, crystal size. et cetera, et cetera. wedidn't have time to look at any of that. We'll haveto walt until tomorrow.

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05 0122 28 CC Okay, Ed, this next question probably falls In thesame category. I'll read it in case you haveanything to say about it, and that Is to describethe regolith, the general nature, fragmentdistribution, fragment shapes, variations intexture, color, surface patterns, and firmness.

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05 01 22 46 LMP Okay, we can give a quick one on that. I think (BETWEEN EVAS)we've already done most of It. The regolith Ismostly a mouse brown or sometimes looking gray, apowdery material. Almost like a - chalk, ground up;It's that thin and that fine-grained. There are afew rocks scattered around; the population - lessthan a percent - ranging In size from 5 to 6 - well,I guess, 2 or 3 centimeters, but the ones that areobvious, that aren't burled, are 5 or 6 centimeters;up to the largest ones that I've seen, are the onesI showed you In the pan, which are 3, or 4 or 5 feetacross. The distribution Is less than one percent,but you see a few of these blocks sitting all aroundthe landscape as far as you can see, and I guessthey're even out over toward Doublet, which wedidn't say was blocky, but these smaller ones mightnot be visible at that distance. And I can look tothe north, and I don't see too many on the far edgeof the crater over there either; but it could bethat that's too far away to be able to see themwell.

05 01 24 16 CC Okay, did you notice any variations In color or (BETWEEN EVAS)surface patterns or texture?

05 01 24 28 LMP To me, It looked all about the same, as far as the (BETWEEN EVAS)general regolith here Is concerned; but, again, wehaven't looked at It that carefully, or I didn'tlook at it that carefully, just because of the pressof time. By and large it Is all this very"fine-grain material with a few scattered rocks ontop of It. Let's see if we can do a better job ofdescribing It tomorrow for you.

05 01 24 53 CC Okay. (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 01 24 54 CDR Yes, I think that's generally true.areas, for example, looking normallythat Is in the cross-sun direction ­the south - where the rocks - in one

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of fairly larqe rocks of 3 or 4 feet - appear tohave a very liqhter-qray texture to them incomparison to the gray brown which Ed justdescribed. which would be the regolith. And Inotice that this crater that sits out here to the9:30 position of the lM Is also a brighter crater.It's a newer crater. It has a raised rim. And Ithas a different color than, for example, than doesthe crater directly behind It - about the samedistance - w~lch Is much older and a darker gray.

05 0125 53 CDR I think generally, we'll find some variations In (BETWEEN EVAS)texture throughout tomorrow1s traverse.

05 01 26 00 CC Roger; how abundant was glass? (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 01 26 09 lMP The only place I thought I saw glass - and I didn't (BETWEEN EVAS)have time to confirm It - was In a very small crateralong the thumper line. It looked like there waspools - a little pool of glass at the bottom. andthis crater was only about 2 foot across and maybe 8Inches deep. It had quite a bit of small chunkymaterial In It, but It had a different color andlooked very glassy at the bottom; and I didn't havetime to go back and look at It. but I'm sure there'ssome more of that around.

05 01 26 45 CC Roger. last question Is, how abundant were fillets? (BETWEEN EVAS)Do those by the lM appear to be disturbed by theDPS?

05 01 26 58 CDR I think we find some fillets. I don't know whether (BETWEEN EVAS)(SAMP FSR 14304-05)(PHO 67 9390-93)the percentage Is as high as 50 percent or not - ofthe surface rocks - but. yes, there Is somefilleting. and you'll notice In the smallfootball-size rocks, there Is a fillet patternaround them. There Is filleting here, of course.very close to the lM. and It's hard to tell whetherIt's natural or whether It's from the lM exhaust.

05 01 27 28 lMP I concur completely with that. (BETWEEN EVAS)

050127 31 CC Roger. that's all the prepared questions. I'llcheck and make sure there's no last minute oneshere.

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05 01 27 41 LMP Okay, I might comment that looking at our footprints (BETWEEN EVAS)- with the MET track and our footprints out to theALSEP site over to the camera - both lookingdown-sun and cross-sun, that the fresh dirt we'vekicked up and turned over is noticeably darker -browner - than the more mousy-brown, lighter-brown.undisturbed regolith that's on top.

05 01 28 II CC Roger, Ed. That's Interesting. (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 10 18 33 CC And while we got this little bit of wait time here (BETWEEN EVAS)before you get on the PlSS's all the way, why don'tI get you to get your map out and let me give yousome changes on the tasks.

05 10 18 52 lMP You want the EVA 2 map out, right? (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 10 18 54 CC That's affirm. (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 10 19 25 CC I might give you some general comments. I guess the (BETWEEN EVAS)basic change Is due to the need to get back out tothe AlSEP and verify the antenna orientation. AndI'll have some later instructions for you on thatone. And In the process of buying that time, we'regoing to need to be back at the lM at about 45 to 50minutes rather than the nominal 35 to do that job.We're going to have to change in one case - weil,actually change what's documented to grab samples ata couple of places along the way. '

05 10 20 08 lMP I thought we were going to try to do the antenna job (BETWEEN EVAS)first, Fredo.

05 1020 12 CC I guess the rationale, Ed. was that It wasn't really (BETWEEN EVAS)felt that It would save that much time to do Itthere since y'all had been operating in parallelanyway and it alters our nominal; plus, with respectto the priorities; it's just desired to save thatuntil last In case we have to cut any more.

05 1020 38 CDR Are you getting any signals at all from the AlSEPnow?

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05 10 20 42 CC They are gettinq signals but they're low signal (BETWEEN EVAS)strength. AI. And the only thing that's goin~ tohelp is If Indeed an antenna lead or somethingphysically Jarred the Central Station so the antennaIs offset from the way you left It.

05 10 21 17 lW We're ready to entertain the changes for the EVA 2. (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 10 21 22 CC At site B. that'll be a grab sample at that stop. (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 10 21 55 LW I've got a grab - hold It. Fredo. we got a grab (BETWEEN EVAS)sample at site B now. let's get straight on ourterm "grab samp Ie. Ii You want ~o photography at all.is that affirmative? Or do you want some?

05 1022 09 CC The photography there will be the pan. Ed. Andthat I II be It.

05 1022 17 LMP No documentation of the sample at all.

05 10 22 21 CC That's affirm.

05 10 22 27 CC Now down to Weird. The same thing there. Grabsample.

05 10 22 37 lMP Grab sample at Weird.

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05 10 22 43 CC And then basically I've written In here - It's (BETWEEN EVAS)actually what should be on your closeout part of thecuff checklist. But at that time the CDR will go tothe AlSEP. and I'll have some Instructions to tollowon that. AI. And at that point. Ed would proceed tothe boulder field that's north to take care of theweigh bags with documented samples from that area~

05 10 23 15 CDR I get the AlSEP back and Ed gets the boulders. (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 10 23 22 CC And that's about It. With respect to the nominal (BETWEEN EVAS)time! Ine.

05 10 23 34 lW How many of those big boulders do you want. Fred? (BETWEEN EVAS)

05 10 23 36 CC How many can you fit Into the weigh bags? (BETWEEN EVAS)

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05 10 23 46 CC Don't put more than 10 pounds In that I-pound bag.

05 1024 03 CDR They're not really too bad. They're probably nomore than 3 or 4 feet maximum dimension.

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05 10 27 47 CC And, Antares; Houston. We're ready for the comm (BETWEEN EVAS)checks. One other Item I did neglect since Itwasn't on the map task, at your closeout, we're alsodeleting the organic sample.

05 1026 07 LMP You'll have to remind us of that, Fred. It's on our (BETWEEN EVAS)checklist.

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05 II 12 32 CDR Okay. we have both water bags clear. Hatch Is CLM)coming open.

05 II 13 44 CDR Okay. Houston, AI Is on the porch. CLM)

05 II 1705 lMP AIG s on the surface. (LM)

05 II 18 59 lMP Okay, Houston, I'm about ready to egress. (LM)

05 II 19 54 LMP And Houston, Ed's on the porch. eLM)

05 II 20 03 LMP Starting down the ladder. eLM)

05 II 2040 LMP Beautiful day for a game of golf. eLM)

05 II 21 20 CDR Ed. I started to get a picture of home sweet home (LM)ePHO 66 9327-32)right straight up there.

05 Ii 24 36 CDR Okay, while you're down there, pick up the handle. eLM)

05 II 2628 LMP Little things proceed to eat your tlmellne up. eLM)

05 81 27 31 CC And, AI and Ed. we've got about 10 minutes left now eLM)to complete the MET load.

05 II 2802 CDR In accordance with your desires. we are leaving the eLM)organic sample out of SAC number 2. Is thatcorrect?

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05 II 28 09 LMP No, no. That isn't the sample he referred to, I (LM)don't-believe. Sample underneath the LM.

05 II 28 36 CC Okay, AI, the word Is continue as nominal now. (LM)

05 II 29 51 CDR let's run over the MET stowage. We have the *** (lM)extension handles, and two pairs of tongs. Okay, wehave two core tube cap assemblies. We have tetherand gnomon. We have a hammer, we have a smallscoop, six core tubes, 35 bag dispenser, trenchingtool, a 16-mllllmeter camera, and may I have thatlast brush again please?

05 II 31 22 CDR Can load up a mag right here If we want.

05 II 31 26 LMP I'll have some mag's In a minute.

05 II 3202 CDR I got It. Houston, on the 16 millimeter, we'reputting magazine Hotel Hotel.

(lM)

(lM)

(lM)(PHO DAC)

05 II 33 02 lMP Yes, there's some more In there. And, Houston, on (lM)the 16-ml II Imeter mags, I put Foxtrot Foxtrot andGG, George George, In the MET stowage.

05 II 3322 lMP I'm putting Hasselblad Kilo Kilo on one of the MET (lM)storage areas.

05 II 34 02 lMP I've got the closeup camera turned on. Is that all (lM)the mags?

05 II 34 09 CDR There's one more Hasselblad back there. (LM)

05 II 34 20 CDR Okay, there's an extra 16 millimeter going In here. (lM)

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05 II 34 36 COR We have 16-mlll imeter camera, and two and a hal fILM)magazines, two SESC's and MSSC, two 70-mlllimetercameras, and one extra magazine black and white, andwe have a partial magazine of color. Closeup ,camera's turned on, and we need some more weighbags.

05 II ;'5 II crn The polarizing filter Is on the end, and the lOS CLM)I'll be getting now.

05 II 35 21 LM=' So It looks like the ~T stowage Is complete. let w·nme look over my list. 7Q-mll i lmeter mags.

05 II 35 34 CC Roger, AI and Ed. I show you short the weigh bags, (!..f·nMESA brush, and a map.

05 II 35 40 LM=' The ~SA brush Is there and the map is there. (LM)

05 II 36 21 lM=' TOS sample Is on.

05 II 36 30 lM=' And we need two weigh bags on.

05 II 36 43 COR That's all the weigh bags we have there, we have two (LM)!lOre in here.

05 II 36 47 COR We have a total of four.

05 II 37 34 COR Okay, the METs loaded. Houston.

05 II 3654 crn Okay, up on the top of the hili.

eLM!

05 II 3') 24 COR And it's very level there. ILM)

D5 Ii 43 31. lW I'll turn on out If you'l i turn the camera around. (lM)

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05 II 43 35 COR Yes. I Just wanted to give - get a good - direction elM)actually. Our sight to A, directly toward thecenter of the crater - -

05 II 43 48 lMP Yes, that's right over that way. elM)

05 II 43 51 COR And It's - two - six - about 350 meters, a thousand (lM)feet.

05 II 43 59 lMP We'll start up that direction and take a look (lM)around.

05 II 44 02 CDR Okay, and I'll aim the camera towards Cone. (lM)

05 II 44 10 CDR Okay, Houston. We're going to try to put the TV elM)camera In the shade, and aim It up towards Cone.I'm not sure we're going to be successful In doingthat.

05 II 44 28 CC - - we're about 2 minutes behind starting out. And, eLM)the settings, you can leave them Just as they areright now.

05 II 44 40 CC The settings that are on the TV right now, are eLM)good.

05 II 44 48 CDR You don't want to aim It toward Cone crater? ( lM)

05 II 44 51 CC That's affirmative, AI. You can do that task, but ( LM)we won't worry too much about fineness on aiming It.The settings on the camera right now should be good.

05 II 45 03 CDR We'll aim It up toward Cone. It's going to be (LM)fairly close to the Sun.

05 II 45 28 CDR Do you have the Image of the Sun, yet? ( LM)

05 II 45 42 CC We have a little bit of a glare In there, but we ( LM)have a picture, AI.

05 II 45 48 CDR I'm going to bri ng you a little further to the eLM)right.

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05 II 45 49 CC Roger, AI. I think we can see the slopes - - left (LM)flank of Cone coming In.

05 II 46 00 COR Okay, you're looking at Cone. ( LM)

05 II 46 08 CC Roger, AI. We have little bit of a glare across the (LM)center; but In the background, we can see the crestof Cone.

05 II 46 19 CDR Okay, we will probably be off the camera to the (LM)right.

05 II 46 44 LMP Think we ought to check our position right about (LM)here, AI. See If we can find out where we are.

05 II 4703 COR While you're checking your position, I'll be using (LM)(PHO CSC 77 10357-58)the closeup.

05 II 4726 CDR Taking the picture of the MET tracks, Houston. (lM)(PHO CSC 77 10357-58)

05 II 47 30 CDR With the closeup and the sun angle's at II o'clock. (LM)(PHO CSC 77 10357-58)

05 II 48 'I CDR' Okay, three oh, one. and two. Mat track's at II;303, and 4; footprints, Sun at 10 o'clock.

(lMHPHO CSC 77 10357-60)

05 81 4822 CC Roger. AI. I copied the frame numbers. And we (lM)stili have you In the picture.

05 II 48 30 COR Head on out, man.

05 II 48 33 LMP I·don't know exactly where we are •.05 II 48 35 COR Well, keep the map In your hand - - and keep going. ·(U4-A)

I got this.

05 II 48 39 lMP If I can locate a faml liar crater. (U4-A)

05 II 48 46 COR Okay, Houston. We're headed Just about toward the (lM-A)center of Cone crater.

05 II 48 52 lMP Okay, AI. Is this North TrlplAt right here to our (LM-A)right? It Is. Isn't It?

05 II 48 58 CDR Yes, sir. (LM-A)

05 II 4859 LMP This nice big depression over here. (LM-A)

05 II 4906 CDR Houston, we're again proceeding directly. toward the (LM-A)center of the crater, point A. As Ed pointed out,we're passing north of North Triplet. The area overwhich we are passing again, of course, is pockmarkedby craters. However, the land is generally flatright here. We have a - I was going to say mesa butI really don't think it's a mesa. It's more of aridge, which extends to the southeast, almost normalto our path of travel. I think point A is probablydown in that valley.

05 II 49 57 lMP Yes. look, AI. I've spotted It. See the crateralmost directly up front from us, in the valley?Right in the middle valley.

05 II 5005 lMP I think that - that's Weird - - and if we head tothe north of that, we're in business.

05 II 5009 CDR That means that point A is, In fact, then, In theval ley.

(lM-A)

(LM-A)

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05 II 5021 CDR There seem to be quite a few large rocks as we (lM-A)progress along here. See rocks of up to 2 or 3 feetin size, and one would fairly easily postUlate thesecame directly from Cone crater. Of course, we will- get samples of these a little further along.

05 II 50 50 lMP A little further to the left. Okay.is right - not quite in the valley.beyond over here.

Point A, AI,It's right

(lM-A)

05 II 51 II CDR A Is a very subdued crater now. (lM-A)

05 II 51 20 CC Any basic change In the surface texture as you're ( lM-A)heading out across toward A, there?

05 II 51 27 lW No. It looks all the same, Freda. ( LM-A)

04 II 51 30 CC That's what I wa~ afra i d of.

05 II 51 32 lMP We're - Fredo, see the crater 60 meters to the west ( lM-A)of point A?

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05 II 51 45 CC Roger, Ed.

05 II 51 46 LMP The sharp one?

05 II 51 46 CC I think I have It on the chart.

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05 II 51 50 LMP We're coming up on that one right now. It's the (LM-A)sharper one In the east, north-south line of aboutthree craters. And our traverse supposedly, passesright between them. Got It?

05 II 52 06 CC We got you right on the Inap, Ed.

05 II 52 II lMP The kin of doublet crater, supposedly Just south «lM-A)of our track at 71 and CT and CT .3. We're passingexactly on the south rim of those two, now.

05 II 52 37 COR Probably A - right here, Is It not?

05 II 52 38 lMP It's right over here to our left a little bit, AI.I believe. Now, let me see.

05 II 52 52 CC And one other question from here: Did the blocki '(lM-A)you descrl bed as you moved across tl'ere, do theyappear to be In the form of rays from Cone or arethey pretty widely spread?

05 II 5309 COR No. We don't see any ray pattern, I would say.They're fairly generally scattered.

05 II 53 14 lMP They may form a pattern when we get to the top and (LM-A)can look at them In plan view, fredo.

05 II 5322 COR Fred, rlght.here In the center of these three are A. «lM-A)

05 II 5325 lMP Okay. (LM-A)

05 II 5326 COR Buy that? «lM-A)

05 II 53 34 lMP Well. It's pretty close. I don't think It's exactly (lM-A)at A, but It's close.

05 II 53 39 CC Okay, I'll - clock you at A, rlqht now.

05 II 5344 lMP That large crater to your right, AI, Just doesn'tshow up. Ah hal It does, too. That's the one.Just beyond that Is A.

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05 II 5356 CDR That's what I thought. About 20 feet ahead of me.right?

05 II 5359 LMP Yes, Yes.

(LM-A)

05 II 54 00 CDR Okay, babe. Fred, the surface. here *** about that, (A)is textured. It is, of course, a very fine graindusty regolith, much the same as we have In the'vicinity cf the LM. But, there seems to be smallpebbles - more small pebbles here on the surfacethan we had back around the LM area. And thepopulation of larger rocks, perhaps small bouldersize, Is more prevalent here. Okay, this isprobably pretty good.

05 II 54 32 LMP Yes, this a good place for A and y'all might also (A)comment, Fredo, that they have an appearance, here,quite often like raindrops a very few raindrops havesplattered the surface. It gives you thatappearance. Obviously, they haven't; but It's thatsort of texture, In places.

05 II 54 52 COR Yes, I think - I was Just about to say that there's (A)a relationship between this texture and these smallsurface pebbles. Okay, point A.

05 II 5504 LMP Okay, at point A, we do a double core, LPM. I'llstart with the LAM and a pan.

05 II 55 13 CDR Okay, I'll start with the TDS.

(A)(PHO 68 9394-9408)

(A)(PHO CSC 77 10361)

05 II 55 36 CDR The point where we're sampling Is - Just about In (A)the center of three craters of almost equal size. Iwould say, perhaps, 20 meters In diameter. The onesto the north and south are more fresh, more sharp;the one to the west Is more subdued. I'm prettysure we're Just about where point A Is on the map;It fits very close - It fits the description of It.

05 II 56 39 CDR In the TDS, Houston; serial number 1002. (A){PHO CSC 77 10361)

05 II 57 13 CDR And the frame counter on the closeup Is now 305. (A)(PHO CSC 17 10361)

05 II 5728 CDR And I'm now dusting that sample.

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(A)(PHO CSC 11 10362-65)

05 II 57 36 CDR Remark before I start, that number 3 block on this (Alsample appears to have a smudge on It. before Istart - a very light black smudge.

05 II 57 56 Lt-P Okay. fred. The LPM Is In place and level - It 9s (A)leveled and aligned. and 19m returning to the MET.

05 II 56 05 CC Give me a call when you get there. and 19 11 start (A)

the timing.

05 II 58 14 LMP I'm here. now. (A)

05 " 58 16 CC Starting the clock. (A)

05 II 58 21 UP May I get a Hasselbladl CA)

05 II 58 23 COR Sure. You may have a Hasse·lblad. What wou Id you (A)Ilkel

05 " 58 28 It-P I'll take mine, If you don 9t mind. (A)

05 " 58 34 LMP No, Sun. I want f:8. Thank you. (A)

05 " 59 07 It-P And, Houston. The locator shot for the placement of (A)(PHQ NO NUMBER - HALF PHOTO)the MET of the LPM Is frame 7. magazine MM.

05 Ii 59 26 lMP Yes, I took two shots of that for your locators. (A)(PHO NO NUMBER - HALF PHOTO)

05 12 01 25 COR And, AI verifying the second TDS, serIal number (A)(PHO CSC 77 10366)1001.

05 12 03 06 LMP And, I'm back at the MET. (A)

05 12 0327 CC And, whIle we got a few seconds there, Ed. The (A)raindrop pattern you mentioned, Is It pretty generalor Is It Just here and there that you notIced thistexture?

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05 12 03 40 LMP It seems to be fairly general, Fred. (A)

05 12 03 54 COR Okay, Houston, the TDS sampling Is complete, and the (A)(PHO CSC 77 10367)final counter, closeup, Is reading 311.

05 12 05 50 CDR Okay, I got closeup shots: 12, 13, and 14; all at 9 (A)(PHO CSC 77 10368-70)o'clock shadow, 12 and 14 are two typical examplesof the raindrop picture pattern which Ed - of whichhe spoke. Now, 13 Is a picture of a foot track - -

05 12 06 12 LMP Tread. (A)

05 12 06 13 CDR a foot track In the same - - area. (A)(PHO CSC 77 10369)

05 12 06 23 CDR And - I see a fairly large rock here at the north (A)(PHO CSC 77 10371)of these three craters. It's embedded right at therim. It's about two feet long. I can see somecrystals In It. It has a good fillet pattern. I'mshooting a closeup of that. And the sun angle againwill be 9 o'clock.

05 12 07 02 CC Okay, and AI, a word from the back room says go at (A)least two crater diameters away from - I guess, thecrater you're Just describing, when you get ready totake the double core.

05 12 07 17 CDR Okay, we'll try to put It In the center of the three (A)(PHO CSC 77 10372-74)craters to get all three - well, to get whateverstratigraphy we have here, and the last fillets-picture, shadow 9 o'clock, was 18.

05 12 07 46 CDR And since I've already taken a couple of pictures of (A)the MET tracks, I won't do any more of that here,and probably won't again unless we see somedifference In these tracks. They're fairly what youmight expect because they're smooth, they're wellpacked, and vary In depth only as a functloh of thesurface tension.

05 12 08 24 LMP Fredo, I've left the LPM, returning to the MET. Had (A)a little trouble with It that time. The bubble istangent on the east side of the center ring.

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05 12 08 39 lW II m at the MET. (A)

05 12 08 41 CC Starting the clock. (A)

05 12 09 00 COR Okay, all set up for the double core here. (A) (SAMP CORE 14210-11 : 14411)

05 12 09 02 lW Okay, I'll be with you In ~ second. I have a pan to (A)(PHO 68 9394-9408)take, and I'll be right with you. Be careful withthe Velcro on the tongue. You can see I~ came off,except for one bunch.

05 12 09 22 COR Also, 16-mllllmeter mag. (A)

05 12 09 28 COR Core tubes. (AHSAMP CORE 14210-11 ; 14411 )

05 12 10 38 COR The bottom core tube will be number 2. No tab. Top (A)(SAMP CORE 14210-11: 14411)core tube will be"number 3. No tab.

05 12 12 04 lMP And a pair of tongs. (A)

05 12 15 25 COR Okay, Houston. A couple of quick stereos In the (A)(SAMP CORE 14210-11; 14411)(PHO 64 9046-48)locator of the core tube as It's about to be driven,and the ••• of the LM Is In the backgrQund.

05 12 16 24 ltoP Ai, you haven't taken a pan, have you? (A)

05 12 16 28 COR No. (A)

05 12 16 29 LtoP I'm starting with the pan. (A)(PHO 68 9394-9408)

05 12 16 35 CC Just In the way of bookkeeping, we need the double (AHSAMP CORE 14210-11 : 14411)(PHO 68 9394-9408)core, and the pan, and a sample.

05 12 18 16 COR Okay. Houston. We got almost two complete - tubes (AHSAMP CORE 14210-11 : 14411)here, about one-and-seven-elghths tubes, I wouldsay.

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05 12 19 16 LMP Okay, Houston. The pan Is completed. I took itfrom the rim of a - old crater with fresh craterright In the bottom of It, and several small onesaround it.

(A)(PHO 68 9394-9408)

05 12 19 30 CDR Yes. That's a pretty blocky one, that new ·one. I (A)think If we take samples from right along that rimthere, you'd probably get some of that from thebottom.

05 12 19 50 CDR And the core bit, Just for the fun of It, Is going (A)(SAMP CORE 14411)In bag 2 November. If we can get It back.

05 12 20 00 CC And AI, they'd like a description of the surfacewhere you drove the core tube.

05 12 20 31 CDR Okay, Fred. Nothing, but It's the same texturedpattern o~ which we spoke coming up In thistraverse.

(A)(SAMP CORE 14210-11; 14411)

(A)(SAMP CORE 14210-11; 14411)

05 12 20 49 LMP Where's our color chart? (A)

05 12 21 02 CDR Here you go. Old you read the core tip? (AHSAMP CORE 14411)

05 12 21 09 CC Roger, AI. We've got that, and for your (AHSAMP CORE 14411>Information, that we're about 5 minutes behind Inthe total tlmellne, for departing A.

05 12 21 31 CDR Continuing - our description of the surface, It (A)(SAMP 14041-46)(PHO 68 9409-13)appears to be a scattered population of very smallblocks, some of which Ed Is going to photographhere, and his documented sample. I believe theycame from the crater to the north of the samplIngsites. Other than that, that little core-samplesite Is not unique to the traverse, so far. Thefirst core went In fairly easily. I had some basicdifficulty with the last core.

05 12 22 52 LMP Seven-

05 12 23 05 CDR Get that by yourself?

05 12 23 06 LMP Yes.

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05 12 2359 lMP And, Houston, the rock I'm sampling Is a - seems to (A)(SAMP 14041-46)be a fairly typical one of this little crater -multiple crater that we're working around right nownear A; and It's going Into the bag 3 November.

05 12 24 26 lMP Oops. It's breaking apart on me as I pick It up.I'll try to get most of the pieces.

05 12 24 35 CC Roger, Ed. And, we need to move on here to B; and (A)before we depart A, we're going to need an EMUcheck.

05 12 25 il lMP Houston, I can't get all of this sample In 3N. (A)(SAMP 14041-46)Consequently It will go Into 3N and the next one.It looked like It was fractured, and when I pickedIt up, It fractured Into about four pieces.

05 12 26 12 CDR Now, head on up the hili to B.

05 12 26 34 CDR AI's heading up with the MET. from A, we go down (A-B)Into a valley. We drop dow~ & fairly consistentslope of approximately 8 to 10 degrees. Thetexture, here again, Is pretty much the same on thesurface. The basic regolith, of course, Is the finematerial which Is now, at this particular sun angle,kind of a grayish brown. with the light pebbles onthe surface making the raindrop - the small pebbleson the surface making the raindrop pattern.

05 12 27 32 lMP And, Houston, I'm treading along behind AI now•. I'm (A-B)starting to catch up with him. As has beendescribed for you before, the MET tracks make a verysmooth pattern In the surface, reminiscent ofdriving a tractor through a plowed field. Itsmooths It out and makes a very smooth, distinctpattern, and probably, oh, a quarter of an Inchdeep, no more.

05 12 26 10 lMP It leaves gaps every now and then as It bounces. (A-B)

05 12 26 14 CDR Think you've found B1

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05 12 28 18 LW Yes. It's this big crater over here, isn't it? (A-B)

05 12 28 20 CDR It's way up the hili. (A-B)

05 12 28 21 Uf' Pardon? (A-B)

05 12 28 23 CDR I think it's up the hill. (A-B)

05 12 28 25 LW Oh, that's right. B is the crater we go - this Is (A-B)the crater we go by on the way to B.

05 12 2847 CDR Okay, Houston. I'm looking for a contact somewhere (A-B)In here, but It's not apparent at this point.Surface texture seems to be very much the same; ---the standpoint of furrow bearing properties, It'sstili about the same, softness, and It stili has thesame raindrop pattern.

05 12 29 39 LMP And continuing the description a little bit, (A-B)Houston. Trying to think of an adequate descriptionor comparison to something we've already seen, but Idon't think there Is one. Incldentlally, I see astring of craters down to the south - a string ofboulders to the south of us that may prove to be aray pattern from Cone. And I observe, as we getcloser to Cone, the number of large boulders IsIncreasing. We're going to go past some here In. acouple of minutes - near about a 20 foot wide,fairly fresh crater. The boulders - a - - dozenof them or so - are 4 or 5 feet In diameter.

05 12 30 36 LMP lot of filleting around them. (A-B)

05 12 30 41 COR let's see If we can find us - - (A-B)

05 12 30 43 LMP This crater Is the one, I think, AI, It's halfway (A-B)between A and S, Isn't It?

05 12 30 58 CDR Yes, I think so. This little (A-B)

05 12 31 01 lMP Can you see the boulders off to the 5 Ide there on (A-B)the map?

05 12 31 03 CDR No, they don't show very well. I think - (A-B)

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05 12 31 14 lMP Ahi You should be able to spot that little chain of (A-B)craters Just to the south of It. On the map - Ifthat's where we think we are.

05 12 31 27 CDR Ed, I don't see any craters right there.

05 12 31 31 lMP Kind of small.

05 12 3& 33 COR That will make us right here, huh?

05 12 31 34 LMP Pardon?

(A-B)

(A-B)

(A-B)

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05 12 31 36 CDR There's no big one to go with It. A sharp one to go (A-B)with It. That's a (good?» one right up there. Howabout that?

05 12 31 50 lMP Yes. Let's take a look. (A-B)

05 12 31 52 COR That's probably Weird right up there. We're (A-B)probably about even with Weird right now. althoughyou can't see It on the ridge.

05 12 31 59 LMP That's Weird. that big one right over there. AI. (A-B)

05 12 32 01 CDR Yes. that's what I say. I think B Is that deep (A-B)crater right directly ahead of us. Ed.

05 12 32 01 lMP No, 1 disagree. I think - see that crater right (A-B)over there that we came by? To the south. the bigone?

05 12 32 15 CDR Yes. (A-B)

05 12 32 17 LMP I think this Is the crater that - that's at B. I (A-B)think this boulder field. we can see It here If welook.

05 12 32 29 CDR This crater right here? (A-B)

05 12 32 31 lMP Yes. (A-B)

05 12 32 39 LMP We have to be considerably past Weird. (A-B)

05 12 32 41 CDR Not even halfway to the rim of Cone yet.

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(A-B)

05 12 32 33 CC And, AI and Ed. I don't think you have to worry too (A-B)much about the exact position of site B. If Itappears you're getting close to the general area,that should be good enough on B.

05 12 33 10 lMP I think we're very close to it. I think this crater (A-B)we Just went by Is probably It, but It's very hardto tell, Fredo. I don't see anything else thatmight be It, unless It's the next crater up. AI,I've spotted It. That crater - next crater up isthis one right here. (MITCHEll: Comparison betweenmap and terrain).

05 12 33 32 CDR Where at? (A-B)

05 12 33 33 lMP Right behind you. That crater is that crater right (A-B)up there. That crater is the crater over to theleft of It. (MITCHEll: Comparison between map andterrain).

05 12 33 41 CDR Where do you think B Is1 (A-B)

05 12 33 42 lMP I think B's the one we Just passed, back there where (A-B)we were talking.

05 12 3341 CDR All right. (A-B)

(B)(SAMP 14041-48)(PHO 64 9013-14)

05 12 3348 lMP And here's the little - Ah hah, It lsI Here's the (A-B)little double crater right beside It. look here.See, there's that crater; see, there's the littledouble crater; It's right there In front of you.(MITCHELL: Comparison between map and terrain).

05 12 34 01 CDR Okay, let's grab sample B.

05 12 34 02 LMP Let's sample B. (B)(SAMP 14041-48)

05 12 34 01 CC And, AI and Ed. this Is a grab sample at B. and we CB)(SAMP 14041-48)(PHO 64 9049-14)need the panorama. And while somebody's doing that.we can get our site description.

05 12 34 22 CDR I'll get a pan. Ed. (B)(PHO 64 9049-72)

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05 12 34 23 lMP And while AI takes the pan, I'll go ahead and give «B) (PHO 64 9049-72)you a site description. The area here Is 1n an areaof considerably more boulders. a larger boulderfield, more numerous boulders than we've seen In thepast. We've Just come Into It as we approached Bfrom A. Now there were boulders to the north of us;we previously talked of boulders to the north, anddoggone It, they may turn out to be a ray pattern.It looks suspiciously like one. However. where weare now. we're about on the edge of a generalboulder population lining the flank of Cone crater.Now they're not too numerous at this point. They'resomewhat patchy. There's a lot of them burled, halfburled, a few of the smaller ones sitting on thesurface. There are - these boulders are filleted,and we'll have to sample that filleting later. Thesurface texture - the fine - appears very much thesame as what we've been walking on all along. Andabout the only difference we could see Is probably alarger number of smaller craters. I say probabl'y;they're so numerous that unless you really make apopulation count you can't teil. A large - I'mguessing a larger number of craters - probablysecondaries from Cone perhaps - and certainly alarger number of boulders lying around. Now, mostof these boulders are roundedl there are a fewangular ones; there are a few rocks with angularsbut - angularities - but by and large, you can seeedges that have been chipped off Indicating thebeginning of a smoothing process. And some of themare far beyond the beginning of smoothing. They'reworn down pretty well. And most of the rough edgesare where they have fractured and perhaps turnedover. Most of them appear to be along fractures ofwhere other rocks are sitting near them that mighthave once been a part of that boulder. .

05 12 36 47 CC Roger, Ed. And has AI got the grab sample completed (B)(SAMP 14047-46)now?

05 12 36 56 COR I'm grabbing It now. (BHSAMP 14047-46)

05 12 37 00 CM We're going to give you a quick stereo on It. (BHSAMP 14047-48)(PHO 64 9073-74)

05 12 37 03 CC And we need the fine (frame?) count before departing (a)

B; and. right now, we're about 15 minutes behind Inthe timellne.

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05 12 37 17 lMP Okay, Freda, we expect that we're going to fall (B)behind you; there's no way we can help It. We'llpick it up later.

05 12 37 35 CDR Grab sample from the west rim of Bravo crater, bag 5 (6)(SAMP 14047-48)November.

05 12 37 43 lMP Now, Freda, to complete this description. We are (B)standing on a fairly high point - well, not reallyon a high point, about halfway up the slope. To ournorth and slightly to the west of us seems to be thelow point In this area. It's surrounded by a rimthat's reminiscent of a very, very old crater. Thetopography doesn't show up on the map, but It,Indeed~ Is there. About 500 yards to the north andwest Is the lowest point that I can see In thisarea. Okay, you ready to press on1

05 12 38 27 CDR Yes, as soon as I get my handle screwed back on (6)here.

05 12 38 30 lMP Okay, the next stop Is the top of Cone. let's get (B)everything secured for that trip.

05 12 38 37 CC And we'd like the frame count before you depart - - (6)

05 12 38 38 CDR Okay, Houston. Yes, you've got a frame count of 34 (6)from AI.

05 12 38 53 lMP And 29 from Ed. (B)

05 12 39 10 lMP I've got the MET. (B) .

05 12 39 13 CDR You want to go first and I'll follow. (6-Bg)

05 12 39 15 lMP To the top of Cone crater. (6-Bg)

05 12 39 28 CDR We'll Just go almost to the east here, and then on (6-Bg)up by Flark.

05 12 39 32 lMP Yes. East and a little to the - - (6-Bg)

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O~ 12 39 33 CDR See, there's Flank up there.

05 12 39 36 lM" Yes. I can just barely see the rim of It on the tar (8-Bg)side of it.

05 12 39 39 CDR Right, so we probably ought to head directly forFlank and on up from there.

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05 12 39 59 lMP Houston, as we go across here, this ground Is - AI (8-6g)probably previously described it, but It's veryundulating. I would suspect that there is not 10yards at the most between what were once oldcraters. They are most of them worn down, but thesurface Is continuously undulating. There's hardlya level spot anywhere.

05 12 40 35 It-f> As we come on up toward Cone, we're gett Ing to see (8-Bg)lots more burled rocks, bigger rocks.

05 12 40 51 CDR We're keeping our eyes open for a contact here. But (8-6g)I guess the sun angle makes It very difficult tosee. However, I expect that by the time we get alittle closer up to Flank - let me pull It for awh lie.

05 12 41 06 It.f> I have to shift hands. I'm good. (8-B9)

05 12 41 08 COR By the time we get a little closer up to Flank, we (8-Bg)might find some kind of a contact. The ridge ofCone crater to the north Is very apparent, as weexpected that It would be. It stretches off intothe distance and meets with the far horizon.

05 12 41 46 It.f> Fredo, I'm trying to find something distinctive to (8-Bg)say about some of these craters we're going by, andit's very hard to do so. They're all smooth walledexcept the very freshest one; and we're coming by avery fresh one now, which Is rubbly on the In -Heyl It may even - that has some pretty good chunksof rubble on the Insides. This Is about thefreshest crater this size we've seen, AI.

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05 12 42 16 CDR That's correct. This Is a very fresh crater. It's (Bg)(SAMP 14049-50)about *** It's about opposite to the crater at stopE. It's a crater about 20 meters In diameter andabout 2 meters deep, and I'll get a quick - - rockfrom the side.

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05 12 43 08 CDR That's Just a quick hand sample from the side ofthat crater.

05 12 42 43 LMP Very soft, too. AI Just dropped dawn on a knee to (Bg)(SAMP 14049-50)pick up a rock. and he went In 3 or 4 Inches. Needsome help, AI?

05 12 42 52 CDR Yes, I think so. I can't get any.

05 12 42 55 LMP Come on, give me your hand.

05 12 43 II LMP Do you think you're following us and,know aboutwhere we are, Freda?

05 12 43 17 CC Well, the board, I think, Is reading you Just pastthe position abeam of E, looking about halfwaybetween 0 and E - -

05 12 43 18 CDR That's going In bag - ­

05 12 43 21 CDR Yes, that's It, and -

05 12 43 32 LMP Yes. And we're starting uphill now. Climb's fairlygentle at this point but It's definitely uphill.

05 12 43 45 CDR Yes. Now that grab sample from the west rim of the (Bg-BI)(SAMP 14049-50)crater, which we described as blocky, Is In bag 6.

05 12 44 04 CDR The going Is stili very smooth as far as the area (8g-81)that we're able to pick out. Of course, we'retracing a kind of sinuous course here, staying outof the craters.

05 12 44 29 CDR And, Fredo, to help further locate us, If you can, (8g-81)we're going by two very - well, fairly freshcraters. I don't think quite as fresh as the one wewere Just talking about. The eastmost one Is

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fresher than - the westmost one Is the freshest.They're separated about 75 to 100 feet. and they'reabout 25 to 30 feet across and 5 or 6 feet deep. 5feet deep, I guess. The westmost one has got smailblocks In It. The eastmost one Is very smooth.

05 12 45 12 CC Roger, Ed. And, you described the blocks there a (Bg-BI)couple of times. I think you used the tenn"rubble," now. By that 1 assume you Implied theywere Just lying loose - nothing really In place.

05 12 45 26 LMP I'm not sure that's quite true, fred. Some of It (B9-BI)looked like stuff that belonged there, that had notfallen there.

05 12 45 35 COR There's a lot of glass In that nock, Ed. (Bg-BI)

05 12 45 36 LMP Yes. Oh, there sure Is. It looked like some of (Bg-BI)that so called rubble looked like It had - ·mlght bethe residual of an Impact Just lying In the bottom.And, Houston, we're passing a rock much too big topick up. There's a whale of a lot of glass In It.

05 12 45 55 CC Roger•• About how big Is It? (Bg-81)

05 1245 56 COR ft •• like It was splattered with glass.

05 12 45 57 LMP Yes. It's about foot-and-a-half, 2-footer'- yes,about a foot-and-a-half across.

05 12 46 08 CDR That was a glass splatter, Fred.

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05 12 46 34 CC And, AI and Ed, why don't we take a little rest here (Bg-BI) .for a minute, and we'd like another camera coun~,

too.

05 12 46 46 LMP Like a what? We haven't faken any pictures since (Bg-BI)the last one I don't think.

05 12 46 56 COR We'll slow down the traverse here. (Bg-BI)

05 12 47 07 CDR Should be Flank right here, Ed. (Bg-BU

05 12 47 13 COR Should be Flank right over here. (Bg-81)

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05 12 47 15 lMP Just out of sight, you mean.

05 12 47 16 CDR Right - yes, right there.

05 12 47 19 lMP let's go. let's go over and see.

05 12 47 37 CC Okay, AI and Ed. I assume you're on the move nowand heading toward Flank. Is that correct?

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05 12 47 45 CDR That's correct. (Bg-BI)

05 12 47 47 lMP That's correct. Heading toward where we think Flank (Bg-BI)Is.

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05 12 47 52 LMP I'll pull for a while, AI.

05 12 47 53 CDR That's okay. I got It for a while.

05 12 48 09 LMP Why don't we pull up beside this big crater.

05 12 48 13 LMP Take a break, get the map, and see If we can findout exactly where we are. Press on from there.This one should be distinctive enough.

05 12 48 19 CC And, AI and Ed. While you're stopped here, we could (BI)(PHO 64 9075-97)use a photo pan.

05 12 4828 LMP Yes, going to suggest that. If you'll take the pan, (BI)(PHO 64 9075-97)AI, I'll grab the map and get over here and see Ifwe can find -

05 12 48 38 CDR let me pull It up on a little more level ground. (BI)

05 12 48 40 LMP Give you a push. (BI)

05 12 48 44 CDR Okay, very good. level?

05 12 48 48 LMP That looks good.

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05 12 49 41 LMP That old LM looks like It's got a flat over there, (BI)the way It's leaning.

05 12 50 31 CDR Okay, Houston. The pan Is complete on magazine ­magazine lima, lima. Frame count Is 57.

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05 12 51 35 CDR Start on up toward the rim? (BU

05 12 52 04 UP Do you want me to pug I awhl !e, AI? (81-B2)

05 12 52 05 CDR No, that's all right. (81-82)

05 12 52 15 UP ! can't really spot this crater, but I think I know (81-B2)where we are. We're pretty close to where you saidwe were.

05 12 52 33 COO Is that Flank over there?

05 12 52 35 lMP I think It's dead ahead of you, AI. Oh, walt aminute. This Is probably It, right here. Yes.

05 12 52 43 COO To my right?

05 12 52 44 lMP Yes. let's Just doublecheck and see.

05 12 52 49 COO It's got a - about a 4-meter-radlus crater In thesouth wall.

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05 12 53 01 lMP That has to be It. (81-82)

05 12 53 05 COO Okay, Houston. We're going by Flank on the way up. (81-82)We're passing to the north side of It.

05 12 5327 lMP let me pull awhile, AI. You're having all the fun. (81-82)

05 8253 37 COO Well, we stili have a little way to go. (81-82)

05 12 53 38 lMP Yes. We sure do. Putting the map away. (81-82 )

05 12 54 55 CC We've been copying you most of the time~ and I have (BI-B2)you by point now.

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05 12 55 02 LMP That's affirmative. And the grade is getting pretty (BI-82)steep.

05 12 55 20 LMP And the soil here Is a bit firmer, I think, than (BI-B2)we've been on before. Except around what - themounds In between craters where It's been thrownout. But, by and large, It seems to have a littlefirmer footing. We're not sinking In as deep.

05 12 55 47 CC That should help you with the climb there. (BI-B2)

05 12 55 55 LMP Yes. It helps a little bit. AI's got the back of (BI-82)the MET now, and we're carrying It up. I think Itseems easier.

05 12 56 25 lMP It will roll along here, except we Just move faster (BI-B2)carrying It.

05 12 56 33 CDR You want to rest here by this rock. (B2)

05 12 56 36 CDR This Is the first big boulder we've seen, Houston. (B2)(PHO csc UNEXPOSED FRAMES)I think It's worthwhile taking a picture of It withthe closeup. Go on and keep going.

05 12 5645 lMP I'll pull on up. We probably ought to take a pan to (B2) (PHO 689415-29)locate everything here, while you're taking acloseup.

05 12 56 54 CC I understand, AI. You're shooting a closeup shot of (B2)(PHO CSC UNEXPOSED FRAMES)a big boulder.

05 12 57 03 CC About what's the size of this one, AI? (B2)

05 12 57 09 CDR The shot's been taken on the closeup, counter number (B2)(PHO CSC UNEXPOSED FRAMES)317. Sun angle was 8 o'clock. This particular oneIs only about 12-feet long by about 4-feet wide.It's about one-third burled. It's old, veryweathered. There are some evidences of some crystalshining through some of the fractures.

05 12 57 39 lMP And I'm taking a Hasselblad of the rock and will (B2)(PHO 68 9414, 15-29)take a pan now from - at this location. Helpdocument our course going to the top of Cone crater.

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05 12 58 53 lMP And I can look right across into the breach in the (82)north rim of Old Nameless. Welre about even with Itnow.

05 12 59 08 CC Okay, and copied, Ed. And was there any noticeable (62)- - dust on the large boulder?

05 12 59 19 lMP Not where I took the picture. but some filletsaround the bottom.

05 12 59 30 lMP And 44, Fred, was my frame count..

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05 12 59 39 lMP Now, I'm going to move on out. AI's ahead of me (82)here.

05 13 00 19 CDR We're starting up the last flank of the crater now. (82-83)Houston. The slope Is probably about - oh, 16percent. The surface texture Is stili pretty muchthe same as far as the raindrop pattern Isconcerned. 6ut we seem to find an Increasingpopulation of smaller rocks.

05 1300 53 lMP The small rocks and - smaller, fresher craters. as (82-83)IIell. Well - walt IS minute, maybe I'm beingdeceived. With this slope, the sun angle Isentirely different than It Is on the flat land. Thecraters look sharper In these shadows.

05 1301 21 CDR I'd like to stop and rest here for a minute. (82-83)

05 OJ Oi 30 CDR Boy, I tell you, we're really going to get a (82-83)panorama. We've got a tremendous one here Houstonalready. And we're not quite to the rim. Headtowards that Old Nameless over there, right along·our track, or just south of our track I should say.We made the right approach. we came up through thevalley and over the ridge and down Into the bowl.Couldn't have planned It better.

05 13 02 00 lMP I thought we were In a low spot with the lM, but It (62-63)turns out we're really not In the lowest spotaround, I don't think.

05 130209 CDR Well, I don't know, no. tell you It's probablythe lowest spot right - -

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05 13 02 12 lW Oh, right In that particular local area. (82-83)

05 13 02 14 CDR In that area. Yes. (82-83)

05 13 02 15 lW But that's the lowest spot over to the right that (82-83)was talking about. And there's a low spot - -

05 13 02 21 CDR Well, there's a crater over there. it's true, yes. (82-83)

05 13 02 22 lW Yes. Doggone, you can sure be deceived by slopes (82-83)here. The sun angle Is very deceiving.

05 13 02 31 lW Okay, let me pull a While. You ready to go1 (82-83)

05 13 02 32 CDR Yes. All set. (82-83)

05 13 02 53 CDR I guess right straight up Is the best way to go. (62-63)(MITCHELL: Heading northeast up the ridge toward thesouth rim).

05 13 02 57 LW Yes, I think so.

05 13 03 01 CDR Stay away from the rocks.

05 130304 LW Get a little momentum going.

05 13 03 19 CDR Okay, Houston. We're proceeding onward now.

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05 13 03 27 LMP And the boulder fields that AI pointed out - the (82-63)rocks and boulders are getting more numerous towardthe top here. However, It's nothing like the rubbleand the large boulders that we saw at the Nevadatest site. Now. this Is surprising to me. Iexpected It to be more like that. 6ut It Is.not. atleast not where we're looking now. (MITCHEll: Fromphotos, we expected the boulders on the rim to be VWsize - this caused confusion and made us think we werefarther down slope than was actually the case).

05 1304 01 CDR Well, we haven't reached the rim, yet.

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05 1304 02 lMP Oh boy, we got fooled on that one. I'm not sure (B2-B3)that was Flank we were in a minute ago either. Walta minute. Yes, it is. The rim's right here.(MITCHELL: Indicating north). That's the east -little shoulder running down from the Cone.(MITCHELL: We came over a ridge here and the"shoulder" appeared to be the highest point -causing us to think we were further away from therim than expected). That's Flank over there. We'regoing to hit It on the south side. We'll have tomove on around of It. This looks like easy goingright here. See, there's the boulder field thatshows in the photograph - right up ahead of us.

05 13 04 54 COR There's a crater up there, Ed. (82-B3)

05 13 05 05 DC Okay, AI and Ed. They'd like you to take anotherstop here.

05 1305 16 LMP We're really going up a pretty steep slope here.

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05 13 05 27 CDR Wei I, now, that's apparently the "rim" of Cone over (82-83)there. (MITCHELL: Indicating the "shoulder"). And!we're about - almost two hours now. Is that right,Fred?

05 13 05 48 CC We're showing 1:57 and a half now, AI. (B2-B3)

05 13 05 56 COR That's at least 30 minutes up there. (B2-83)

05 13 06 10 CDR I would say we'd probably do better to go up to (82-B3)those boulders there, document that, use that as theturnaround point. (MITCHEll: Indicating theboulders on the south rim, ~ut thinking they weredownslope).

05 13 06 22 lMP Yes. It's going to take longer than we expected. (B2-83)

05 1306 25 lMP Our positions are all In doubt now, fredo. What we (82-B3)were looking at was a flank, but It wasn't really -the top of It wasn't the rim of Cone. (MITCHELL: Itreally was the ridge leading to the rim, but I also wasconfused at this point). We've got a ways to go yet.

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05 1306 38 CDR Well, perhaps you can think with us If you want. (82-83)I'd say that the rim Is at least 30 minutes away.We're approaching the edge of the boulder field hereon the "south flank." (MITCHEll: Really on the southrim).

05 13 06 56 lMP let's look at that map. (82-83)

05 13 06 58 CDR And what I'm proposing Is perhaps we use that as the (82-83)turnaround poInt. It seems to me t'hat we spend alot more time In traverse If we don't, and we don'tget very many samples.

05 13 07 10 CC Roger, AI. And, just a couple of questions they (B2-B3)have up now. They'd like your note, If you do seeany dust, particularly on the top surfaces ofboulders In the area. And, any comparisons betweenthe boulders you see distributed around. Are theyall the same or do some types appear different?

05 1307 38 lMP It's too early to make that darn judgment, but we'll (82-B3)tell you when we get there. We're not really Inthat boulder territory yet.

05 130744 CDR I think Freda, If you'll keep those questions In (82-B3)mind, the best thing ,for us to do Is to get up hereand document and sample what I feel Is pretty sureCone ejecta. And then, when we head down-sun, we'llbe able to see these subtle variations and rocktypes a lot better than we are right now.

05 1308 10 CDR Well, let's head for these two babies ~p here.

05 13 08 42 lMP No, let's keep going around this crater, but ~

except you're right here.

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05 130859 CDR Well, maybe. I thought we'd get those boulders up (82-83)there, Ed.

05 13 09 04 CDR They undoubtedly came from - - (82-83)

05 13 09 05 lMP Yes. let's head right for that boulder field at the (B2-83)top. (MITCHELL: Indicating to the north). I thinkwe'll be where we want to be.

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05 1309 15 COR I don't think we'll have time to go up there. (82-83)(MITCHELL: Thinking I was Indicating to the east).

05 13 09 16 LMP Oh, let's give It a whirl. Gee whiz. We can't stop (82-83)without looking Into Cone crater. We've losteverything If we don't get there.

05 1309 26 CDR I think we'll waste an awful lot of time traveling (82-83)and not much documenting.

05 1309 33 LMP Well, the Information we're going to find, I think (82-83)Is going to be right on top.

05 13 09 43 CDR Okay, Ed. look at this - you're going through - (82-83)Just kicked up a layer of some very light gray fine.underneath the - -

05 13 09 51 lMP Yes. As you look back along your path, there'squite a bit of It.

05 13 10 10 LMP Fr~do, How far behind tlmellne are we?

05 13 10 17 CC Ok. The best I can tell right now - about 25minutes down now.

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05 13 10 33 CDR We'l I be an hour down by the time we get to the top (82-B3)of that thing. You got six samples.

05 13 10 42 lMP Well, I think we're going to find what we're looking (B2-B3)for "up there." (MITCHElL: Indicating to thenorth. In all of this discussion, AI wasInterpreting the ridge which slopes down to thesouth from the southeast rim of Cone as being thewest rim of Cone, whereas In actuality, we weredirectly to the south of the near rim).

05 13 10 51 CC Okay, AI and Ed. In view of your assay of the - (82-B3)where your location Is and how long It's 90lng totake to get to Cone, the word from the backroom Isthey'd like you to consider where you are the edgeof Cone crater.

05 13 II 13 lMP Think you're finks.

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05 13 II 23 CC That decision, I guess, was based on AI's estimate (B2-B3)of another, at least, 30 minutes and, of course, wecannot see that from here. It's kind of yourJUdgment on that.

05 13 II 42 lMP Well, we're three-quarters there. (B2-B3)

05 13 II 54 lMP Why don't we lose our bet, AI, and leave the MET and (82-B3)get on up there? We could make It a lot fasterwithout it.

05 13 12 05 CDR No. I think what we're looking at right here In (B2-B3)this boulder field Ed, is the stuff that's ejectedfrom Cone.

05 13 12 15 lMP But not the lowermost part, which Is what we'reinterested In.

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05 13 12 20 CDR We'll press on a little further, Houston. And keep (B2-B3)your eye on the time.

05 13 12 26 CC And, as of right now, we have a 3O-mlnute extension. (B2-B3)

05 13 14 02 CDR Stop at this little rise here and take a panorama.

05 13 14 30 lMP Okay, I'll take a pan from here.

05 13 14 40 CDR Wel" I'll tell you, It's a fantastic view fromhere. As this pan will show.

05 13 15 06 CDR We're approaching the edge of the rugged boulderfield to the west rim. it appears as though thebest for us to do will be go to the west rim anddocument from there even though the sun angle maynot be quite as good. Well, we're pressing on Inthat direction.

05 13 i5 37 CC You're moving to th~ west then.

05 13 15 49 CDR AI Is back to MIN flow, and we're moving again.

05 13 16 03 CC And, AI and Ed, Oeke says he'll cover the bet Ifyou'll drop the MET.

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OJ 13 to 14 LMP It's not that hard with the ~ET. We need thosetools.

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05 U 16 18 CDR No, the MHos not slowing us down, Hous ton , It's' (BJ-CI)just a question of time. We'll qet there.

05 13 16 45 LMP You caught a boulder with your wheel as ,you wentaround that corner.

05 13 17 04 lMP Head left. It's right up there.

05 13 1707 CDR Yes. I'm going there.

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05 13 17 57 lMP Bear a little more left. Go right up through there. (B3-C')I'll give you a hand.

05 13 18 15 COR We're now right In middle of the boulder field onthe "west" rim. (MITCHEll; Actually the south).haven't quite reached the rim yet.

05 13 18 51 COR Want to rest here it minute?

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05 13 1858' lMP let's take a look at the map. I think we're closer (B3-C')than that.

05 13 19 09 COR I'll Just go ahead slowly with this.

05 13 19 24 COR Okay. Find the crater.

05 13 19 29 LMP Yes. The rim's right up here.

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05 13 19 40 lMP let's see If we can spot this one, AI - - on the (B3-C')map.

05 13 19 56 COR Yes. Okay. We're resting now.

05 13 99 59 lMP look. Let me show you something.

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05 13 20 05 LMP Here's that crater. We're down here. We got to go (B3-C')there.

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05 1320 II CDR What crater?

05 13 20 13 LMP That crater right there Is that one right there.

05 132026 CDR Want to pull for a whl Ie?

05 13 20 28 LMP Yes.

05 13 20 31 CDR We're about the maximum elevation now, Houston.it's leveled out a little bit. And It looks likewe'll be approaching the rim here very shortly.

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05 13 21 50 CDR We better reconnoiter here. I don't see the crater (B3-C')yet.

05 13 21 57 LMP I agree. *** rock under my wheels.

05 1322 28 CDR See this boulder pattern and all that we're In here (C'lright now? This boulder field and all?

05 13 22 33 LMP I thought It was on the south rim.

05 13 22 37 CC And, AI and Ed, do you have the rim In sight at this (C'ltime?

05 13 22 45 LMP Oh, yes.

05 13 22 46 CDR It's affirmative. It's down In the valley.

05 1322 51 CC I'm sorry. You misunderstood the question. I meant (C')the rim of Cone crater.

05 1322 58 CDR Oh, the rim. That Is negative. We haven't found (C')that yet.

05 13 23 10 LMP This big boulder right here, AI, which stands out (e')bigger than anything else - ought to be able to seeIt.

05 1323 17 CDR We", I don't know what the rim Is stili - way up (C')there from the looks of things.

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05 13 23 23 CC And, Ed and AI, we've already eaten in our 3D-minute (el)

extension and we're past that now. I think we'dbetter proceed with the sampling and continue withthe EVA.

05 132340 COR We'll start with a pan from here. I'll take t"at.

05 132347 LMP All right, I'll start sampling.

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05 13 24 26 COR Okay, Houston. We are In the middle of a fairly (C')(PHQ 64 9098-9122)large boulder field. It covers perhaps as much as asquare mile. And - as the pan wll! sbow, I don'tbelieve we have quite reached the rim yet. However,we can't be too far away and I think certainly wecIIfind that these samples are pretty far down In Conecrater.

05 13 25 35 CDR Okay, you about to start taking documented samples? CC')

05 13 25 38 LMP Roger. (C')i

05 1325 40 CDR All rlghty. I would say. Houston. 'that most of (C')(SAMP CORE LOST)CPHQ 64 9123-24)these boulders are the same brownish gray that we'vefound. But we see one that Is definitely almostwhite In color. A very definite difference Incolor, which we'll document. We noticed thatbeneath this dark brown .regollth, there Is a verylight-brown layer. And i think we'll get a coretube right here to show that. As a matter of fact,I think I'll do that right now.

05 13 26 14 CC Roger. AI. And for your Inforamtlon, we won't be CC')doing the polarimetric experiment.

05 13 27 26 CC And, Ed, I need an opinion. Do you think you'd be (C')able to deploy and take the second and last LPMreading at this location?

05 13 27 43 LMP Yes, we can take It at this location.

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05 13' 27 46 CC What I have on the board here to perform - and I (CI)(PHO 64 9098-9122)guess weill call It C prime - Is a sample, and Iguess you already got a pan - I thought somebody did- and the LPM then.

05 132808 CDR Let me suggest that we take one of these (GI)football-sized rocks from here, too, Fredo.

05 132824 LMP This area that we're In right now is - we're (GI)(SAMP 14051-52)(PHO 68 9443-47)sampling In - Is a pretty darn rugged boulder-strewnarea. One of the smaller rocks I've sampled Isgoing Into 7 N.

05 13 29 49 LMP LPM deploy. (C')

05 13 30 21 COR The core tube sample turned out to only be about (C')(SAMP CORE LOST)three-quarters of a tube. The area Is apparentlyvery rocky, but I did get down Into the second layerof the underlying layer of the regolith, which w~s

white as ,opposed to being dark brown.

05 13 30 50 CC Roger, AI. Understand you got down to another layer (CI)that looked white below the dark brown.

05 13 31 02 COR On second thought, forget that core tube. It's too (C')(SAMP CORE LOST)granular and most of the material came out ofthe tube. I'll Just scoop a couple of samples andbag It, of the two top layers.

05 13 32 02 GG And, AI. About what sample-bag number are you up to (CI)now?

05 13 32 08 LMP 7 N was the last one I put In. (G')(SAMP 14051-52)

05 13 32 II CDR Okay, Fredo, we're up on 12 here. I don't know (e')whether that's consecutive or not, apparently.

05 13 32 27 lMP Fredo, I'm back at the MET having left the LPM; you (Gl)can start my time.

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05 1332 41 lMP The lAM is aligned about 3 degrees to the north of (C')the east-west line.

05 13 3302 CC About what's the size of the largest block y'all (C')have passed, Ed?

05 13 33 II lMP Oh, 25 feet long.

05 13 33 24 CDR Hand me the shovel, please, Ed.

(C')

05 13 35 32 CC And, AI. Old you say you had taken a sample of the (C')white boulder or was that too large to sample?

05 13 35 48 COR No. Right now I'm sampling a layer that Is sort of (C')(SAMP 14140-44, 14068-12)(PHO 64 9125-27)a light gray just under the regolith. That went Inbag - number 9, and bag number 10 was a sample ofsome of the surface rocks - that were right aroundthat area. It looks like kind of a secondary Impactthat has disrupted the surface regolith and gone ondown Into the gray area.

05 13 36 21 lMP Oh, we'll make a grab sample here as well asdocumenting. Get one that'll···

05 13 37 23 CC And, AI, did - -

05 13 37 25 CDR Do you want the gnomon?

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05 13 3126 CC - - did you mention either seeing ~whlte boulder 'or (C')a brown - a brownish-gray boulder earlier?

05 13 31 39 CDR I mentioned there's a boulder definitely whitish In (C')color. fred. We'll be over there In a minute. NotIn our Immediate vicinity. But It definitely looksworthwhile sampling.

05 13 31 52 CC That's affirm. They concur here and we'd like you (C')to sample from the white boulder; go ahead, Ed.

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05 13 38 10 lMP ·Where is it you're headed for, AI? (G'l

05 13 38 15 CDR Well, - - the first thing that we ought to do, If we (C'lwant to drag the MET with us, Is - see that whiteboulder down there.

05 13 38 23 lMP Yes. I saw It. let's grab a

05 13 38 26 CDR We can sample both types of boulders right down In (G'lthat area, so let's go on down there.

05 13 38 31 LMP Right. (CI)

05 13 38 33 CDR And can you give us a feel, Houston, about when (C')you'd like us to leave the area.

05 13 38 41 CC Estimated time of departure Is In about 8 minutes, (CI)7-and-a-half minutes.

05 13 38 51 LMP You want the hammer? I'll grab It.

05 13 38 59 CDR I guess we Just - run down there this way, huh?

05 13 39 08 LMP Yes.

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05 13 39 16 LMP I see - one of these boulders, Fredo, Is broken (C'-CI)open. They're really brown boulders on the outside,and the Innerface that's broken Is white, and thenanother one that most of It Is white. They areright In the same area.

05 13 39 33 CC Okay, Ed. I assume you're going to sample some of (C'-GI)those.

05 13 39 39 LMP That's where we're headed right now. It's about 50 (C'-CI)yards away.

05 13 39 45 CDR Why don't you go on down and start, and let me bring (C'-Gilthe MET down.

05 13 39 48 lMP All right. Yes. It's further than It looks.

05 13 39 53 CDR That's the order of the day.

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05 13 40 24 lMP Okay, fredo. lim right In the midst of a whole pile (CI)of very large boulders here. See what I can do tograb a meaningful sample.

05 1340 48 lMP First of all. let me start my photographing. This (C,')(PHO 68 9448-53)whole area. . .

05 1341 35 LMP They're all so darn big. that there's hardly (Ci)anything that I can find. letOs see If I can chipone.

05 13 41 51 CC To get us back on the old tlmellne here, when you (CI)depart C here, we'd like to proceed directly to F,Weird. And we'll pick back up from that point. Enroute you can make grab samples as you see fit.

05 13 42 31 LMP I've chipped off one of the white rocks. I put It (CI)(SAMP 14082, 84)(PHO 68 9452-53)In bag 13 N. I'll photograph It. There don't seemto be any samples of the white rocks lying aroundthat are small enough for me to sample and be surethey're what I'm looking for.

05 1343 12 CDR And AI Is Just going around picking up hand-size (CI)(SAMP 14063-65)grab samples from the Immediate vicinity of whereEd's operating. I have a couple that are going Inbag 16.

05 1344 35 CDR There's a football-size rock. Houston, coming out.of (CI)(SAMP 14321)(PHO 64 9128-29)this area. which will not be bagged. It appears tobe the prevalent rock of the boulders of the area.

05 13 44 56 lMP That can go In one of the Z-bags.

05 1345 00 COR 00 you have a sample of that white rock1

05 13 45 03 lMP Yes, I got one batch of particles.

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05 13 45 06 CDR Okay, put it right In here.•

05 1345 09 LMP I don't think it'll go.

05 1345 10 CDR Yes. Core tube's out of the way. It'll go.

05 1345 22 CDR Okay. We'll Just try back that way.

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05 1345 24 CC Okay, AI and Ed.' We have about I more minute here (CI)at C.

05 1345 33 CDR We're moving on down the hill now. Okay. Can you (CI)see Weird from here?

05 13 45 41 LMP No.

05 13 45 44 CDR Kind of hard to find.

05 13 45 47 LMP I can't even see Triplet from here.

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05 1345 53 LMP Walt a minute, AI. Let me take one quick look at (CI)the map before we move. Waste a minute looking.

05 1345 59 CDR Why don't you take the map and I'll Just head down (CI)to the general area of the lM, and you'll probablyget enough elevation view from down there so we cansee Weird.

05 13 46 13 CDR We're leaving C now Houston. (CI)

05 1346 23 CC Roger, AI. And to rephrase the question earlier, on (CI-C2)the way back down, you might Integrate anydistinction In the lithology on the way back with abetter sun angle and you're free to take grabsamples en route to Weird.

05 13 46 36 LMP AI, I think that's Weird to.the north - I mean Just (CI-C2)to the left of North Triplet. And North Tripletappears to me to be right behind the lM.

05 13 46 51 CDR It's halfway between those two large boulders andone way down.

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05 13 46 59 . lMP Yes, I think that's right. Uh-huh, that's the one. (CI-C2)

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05 13 47 II COR These boulders in this field here appear to be very «CI-C2)weathered, obviously not by atmosphere, but erodedby some process, because they all show cracks. Theyshow evidences of being broken up either by Impactor SUbsequently. And it looks to me as though theserocks are really pretty old.

05 8347 47 CC Roger. AI. And do you have anything left on the16 millimeter or has It been running on the MET?

05 83 47 57 CDR No. It hasn't. We might turn It on now - follow the (CI-C2)progress.

05 13 48 10 CDR Is It running now?

05 13 48 13 lMP Yes.

05 13 48 15 CDR Have you checked the setting on It?

05 13 48 18 LMP Yes, I did.

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(CI-C2)

05 13 48 22 CC And. AI. Without taking any ext~a time, If you come (CI-C2)across any boulders large enough, we might fill thecomm check on the way down. If you haven't alreadydone that on the way up.

05 13 48 38 lMP I don't think we're going to find any along our path (CI-C2)big enough Freda. The very largest ones are off tothe right - south (north?) of us a bit - set up thehili a bit more.

05 13 48 49 CDR let's go on - are you on the thing back there? .(CI-C2)

05 13 49 50 CDR All right. here again, Houston. The texture here. (CI-C2)appears to be - the regolith appears to be a lot ofpebbles, approximately a quarter of an Inch on downto go along with the fines. And the same texturepattern we spoke of before and photographed Is alsohere.

05 13 50 23 CDR Why don't we stop here to see If we're really going «CI-C2)to Weird.

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05 13 50 30 lMP Man, the lM doesn't seem like it's getting muchcloser.

05 13 50 34 CDR Is that Weird right down there, do you think?

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05 13 50 37 lMP Huh? No, Weird Is - let's see; Weird Is almost due eCI-C2)east of the lM.

05 1351 06 lMP Okay, this Is Ed. I'm on 3.75; MIN flow, 40 (CI-C2)percent, and very comfortable. And there Is Weird,AI, you can see the triple crater In It.

05 13 51 18 lMP It's got the white spot.

05 13 51 21 CDR Yes. With the boulder In the near foreground.

05 13 51 37 CDR We're now out of the boulder field, Houston. Andproceeding on down to Flank.

05 1351 50 CDR And, I believe, - Just get a shot - let's get asample of that baby right there. let's grab somefrom that one.

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(CZ)(SAMP 14053-54)(PHO 64 9130-33)

05 13 51 57 CDR We're Just going to get a quick grab here of a rock, (CZ)(SAMP 14053-54)(PHO 64 9130-33)and I'll photograph It because It's got sometremendous fillets In It. Don't hit the filletsuntil I photograph It. Why don't you let me get aquick shot there. Okay, and a quick pan acrossthere. That looks like - yes, we ought to get apiece of that baby.

05 13 52 35 lMP No, man; that's hard, hard, hardl look at that.melt (C2)(SAMP 14053-54)In It. (MITCHEll: The hammer was simply pulverizingthe outer surface without fracturing the basic rock) •

05 13 52 44 CDR Yes. Okay, here's a piece of It. Bag1 (C2)(SAMP 14053-54)

05 13 52 57 lMP Come way on back here. (C2 )

05 13 53 02 CDR Crystals here, don't lose it. (CZ) (SAMP 14053-54)

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05 13 53 15 lMP Hold It a minute. Hold It! let me get this bag. (C2)This darn bag dispenser 'Is not doing what It'ssupposed to do.

05 13 53 28 LMP Houston, the rock we're taking Is in 14 N.

05 13 53 34 UP Grab sample from a filleted rock. .large filletedrock that AI photographed. Okay, let's go on. Doyou want me to pull awhile?

05 13 53 42 COO No, Just watch everything. We don't want anythingto drop off.

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05 13 53 47 LMP And you want me to hold back a while?

05 13 53 49 CDR No, no, let's Just let It run. long as we don'tlose anything. (MITCHEllg Going downhill like arunaway truck at that point).

05 n 53 55 lMP No. It's holding In very weH. If It doesn't turn (C2-Dg)over. A little higher e.g. now thaq we had beforewith that big rock In there.

05 13 54 18 CDR freda, can you give us an Idea at about what time we (C2-Dg)should arrive at Weird? How much more time?

05 13 54 53 LtoP That 16 millimeter bounces all over every place. CC2-Dg)

05 !3 54 56 CDR We II, maybe It caul d - CC2-Dg)

05 !3 55 03 lMP It's taking photos from every view. (C2-Dg)

05 13 55 17 CDR I hate to make a grab here that's not from this (C2-Dg)crater. It looks like that cut~ fairly deep,though.

05 13 55 28 Lt-P Yes. Hey, here's a Whole batch of them right down (C2-Dg)here, AI. let's grab those.

05 n 55 34 CDR Which way, left or right? (C2-Dg)

05 83 55 35 ltJP Off to the left and ahead - around that little (C2-Dg)crater. They're all from this same area.

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05 13 55 42 CDR Houston. Unable to see any stratigraphy in any of (Bg)these craters. The slumping has been such that itspretty much destroyed - -

05 1355 56 LMP I'll grab this one right here.

05 13 55 58 CDR - - any evidence of stratigraphy.

(Bg)(SAMP 14311)

(B9)

05 13 56 00 CC Roger, AI. And I assume positlonwlse, you're past (Bg)Flank now. Is that correct? Or at least"the 0position of Flank?

05 13 56 15 CDR No, we're not, Fredo. We're - no, we're not - at (Bg)Flank yet. I'd say we're probably 15 minutes awayfrom Weird. Oid you get It on board?

05 13 56 27 LMP As a matter of fact, I think this is Flank right (Bg)here.

05 13 56 31 CDR Get it on board?

05 1356 32 LMP Yes, I've got the rock on board.

05 13 56 33 COR Okay, let's press.

(Bg)(SAMP 14311)

(Bg)(SAMP 14311)

(Bg)

05 13 56 35 CC Roger. And one other question that's up there Is to (Og-E)check for the stratigraphy reported earlier of thelight, gray-white layer below the top, if you seethat exposed anywhere?

05 13 56 50 COR Now, we did not see that until we started (Og-E)approaching the edge of the boulder field. There'sno evidence of that at all that we noticed.(MITCHELL: This far down the slope).

05 13 57 01 LMP Not down this far. One thing I did notice - further (Og-E)outside of where we saw the white underneath -" butit looked like an impact had either been of thewhite rock or It was a splatter of white. And itwas Just outside where AI was reporting that theunderlying layer was white. As a matter of fact -no, the sun angle was causing It. Right now, someof the s~ray that we're kicking up looks white~nderneath, but I'm convinced It's Just the angle*** I looked back the other way, and It's notsubstantiated.

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05 1358 47 COR Okay, we're moving along pretty well. fred, at this COg-E)point. And I'd say we're stili probably about 10minutes away from Weird.

05 13 58 55 CC Very good, AI. Looks kind of like you're making a COg-E)little better time going down than up.

05 13 59 05 lMP Yes. the slope's a different way. Fredo. In thiscase. the MET helps.

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05 13 59 22 COR Okay. don't let me lose that baby. That's it right COg-E)there with the three - - with the three rocks beyondIt. .

05 13 59 29 COO We're getting down to the place where we ought tosee It.

05 13 59 40 COO This Is probably flank right here. or Is It?

(Og-E)

05 13 59 46 UP I'm not going to say until i get down and look at (E)the exact pattern. It probably Is. AI. But If thisIs really Flank, we should have been at the top ofCone crater where we were. (MITCHELL: It was and wewerell) •

05 14 00 01 COO Yes. I know. (E)

05 14 00 03 lMP I think we've already passed Flank. CE)

05 14 00 12 CC It looks down here. Ed - that maybe what you're (E)looking at there. If you've got another Flank-sizecrater Is the one by E.

05 14 00 24 lMP No, this Is a big crater. It's 40. 50 meters (E)across. It has a fairly sharp crater In the southedge of It. which Is - -

05 14 00 42 CC Okay. that looks like It may be the one by E. (E)

05 14 00 43 lMP - - 20, 30 feet across. Yes, I think that's It, (E)Fredo. And It's - oh, It's at least 50 or 60 feetdeep.

05 14 01 03 CDR Why don't we Just grab a couple from right here. ([)(SAMP 14055-62)

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05 14 01 21 COR That baby came apart. Very soft. (E)(SAMP 14055-62)

05 14 01 29 lMP Yes, It's failing apart as you pick it up; very (E)(SAMP 14055-62)crumbly, isn't it?

05 14 01 32 COR You got a bag ready? (E) (SAMP 14055-62)

05 14 01 35 CDR Very, very soft rock - rim of that crater, plus (E)(SAMP 14055-62)another one very close to us with crystal In It.It's flashing now going In the bag.

05 14 01 46 lW 15 N. (E)(SAMP 14055-62)

05 14 02 02 CDR Stay behind me; we don't want to leave anything now. (E)

05 14 02 05 COR Okay that's where we go - right there. (E)

05 14 02 07 LMP Yes, we're going right for Weird. Head right for (E-F)the big boulder. Then Weird's right beyond It.

05 140307 lMP One of the problems of going down hili here Is that (E-F)you have - essentially diffraction, I guess, aroundyour body, and It creates a halo effect In yourshadow, and you Just can't see a darn thing right Infront of you.

05 14 03 32 lMP It's completely either blacked out or washed out (E-F)right - kind of blacked out - kind of washedImmediately down-sun of you. We're goingpredominantly down-sun now.

05 14 04 07 COR Okay, Fred, we're stili moving, and - that's about 3 (E-F)minutes away now from Weird.

05 14 04 23 lW The crater we are going by now, we're just to the (E-F)north of It, Fredo, Is an old subdued crater.

05 14 04 32 CDR If you want to, run over behind that boulder over (E-F)there, and I'll try and talk to you.

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05 14 04 36 lMP You're the one that has to get behind It and try to (E-F)talk to Houston.

05 14 04 36 COR on, that's right.

05 14 04 40 lMP I'll pull the MET. Go ahead.

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(E-F)

05 14 04 41 COR On second thought, maybe It's not big enough. I'll (E-F)help.

05 14 04 51 lMP No, don't think It Is.

05 14 04 53 CDR No, I guess not. Sure Is a big old boulder. I'lltake a picture of It anyway.

05 14 05 II CC Okay, and this big boulder, AI, Is - you're' justabout at Weird now. Is that right?

05 14 05 23 CDR Oh. probably a couple of hundred meters short ofWeird.

(E-f)

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05 14 05 42 lMP This country Is so roiling and undulating, fred, (E-F)with rises and dips everywhere. that you can begoing by a fairly good-sized crater and not evenrecognize It.

05 14 06 00 CDR Okay, I'm back with you. (F)

05 14 06 05 lMP Okay. I think this Is We~rd right - to our right (F)here - forward. AI. See that fresh one right there?I think that's the fresh one of the Weird pattern.

05 14 06 19 CC Okay. AI and Ed; on the Weird task, we'd like to pan (F)(SAMP 14066-67)(PHO 64 9137-57)and grab samples at Weird; and we'll pick up most ofour tasks that we had bypassed at E - when ,we get toTriplet. '

05 14 06 41 CDR Okay, I'll get the pan. I think the crater Itself (F)(PHO 64 9137-57)Is very near now.

05 14 06 46 LMP Where are you? (F)

05 14 06 41 CDR Behind you, to your left. See right down there? (F)

05 14 06 54 LMP No, 1 didn't think so; I think this Is it rlqht (F)here.

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05 14 06 58 CDR It looks too small. I bel leve , Well. anyway, yes, (F)we're in the area, Houston.

05 14 07 04 lMP We've got a minute to find it. I suppose you (F)probably - well, that's a pretty bl~ one over here.

05 14 07 10 CC Okay, AI, I think the pan will fill us In as to the (F)(PHO 64 9137-57)exact position.

05 14 07 18 CDR Okay, panning's underway, now. (F)(PHO 64 9137-57)

05 14 07 48 CDR Okay, pan is complete. (F)(PHO 64 9137-57)

05 14 07 53 CDR Old you get a grab sample, Ed? (FHSAMP 14066-67)

05 14 07 56 lMP I got some right up here, AI. ( FHSAMP 14066-67>

05 14 08 32 CC And I guess this Is going in bag 16. Is that right, (FHSAMP 14066-67)Ed?

05 14 08 40 lMP Thls Is in bag 17, Fred. Sixteen got used some time (F) (SAMP 14066-67>back.

05 14 08 50 CDR Okay; let's press on. (F)

05 14 08 52 lMP This darn rig - it's hard'to fold up. (F)

05 14 08 55 CDR We've got a pan and a grab sample. What else do we (F)(SAMP 14066-67)(PHO 64 9137-57)want from here, Houston?

05 14 0858 CC Okay, that's It, AI. We would like to proceed on to (F)the North Triplet, and I'll give you the tasks whenwe get the re •

05 14 09 15 CDR Okay, we'll try to get to North Jrlplet. (F)

05 14 09 18 lMP You ran out from under me Just as I was picking It (F-G)up. (MITCHEll: Pulled the MET away Just as Idropped a sample toward It).

05 14 10 08 lMP There's some blocks over therA *** (F-G>

05 14 1009 CC - - for your stop for the E, we'd like that core (F-G)taken an estimated one-crater diameter short of thecrater - North crater.

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05 14 80 24 lMP You want us to stop one-crater diameter short. (F-G)

05 14 10 26 CC That's affirm. because some of the Items coming up (f-G)are the core and the trench - triple core.

05 14 10 34 lMP I think we're seeing the rim of the Triplet series '(F-Glright ahead of us, aren't we, AI? •

05 14 10 50 CDR I would say so, yes. We can say that's the rim of (f-Glthe North right there.

05 14 10 53 lMP Yes. It's got boulders on It, and that's the only (F-Glthing big enough to have boulders. We're probablyabout one diameter out right now.

05 14 I I 02 CDR I'd say we are. Right here. (f-G)

05 14 II 07 lMP The way we've been estimating distances today, that (G)rIm has to be at least 6 miles from herel

05 14 II 12 COR Okay, Houston. we're about I diameter to the east of (G)North Triplet.

05 14 II 18 lMP To the west of - yes, east of the Triplets. Excuse (G)me.

05 14 II 24 CC The number I Item Is the trIple core. (GHSAMP CORE 14220; 14414)

05 14 II 32 lMP Where's the third core tube? (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14410

05 14 Ii 34 COR Well, why don't you use clean ones? (GHSAtof' CORE 14220; 14414)

05 14 II 36 lMP I don't have clean ones. (G) (SAMP CORE 14220. 14414)

05 14 II 37 COR Yes, you do. They're down In this pocket right (GHSAMP CORE 14220; 14414)there. let me - - get my camera tIghtened up.

05 14 " 43 ltof' This one's been used. (GHSAMP CORE 14220; 14414)

05 14 II 44 CDR No. no, no. In here, Ed. (G) (SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)

05 14 II 49 COR The three tabs should be clean. (G) (SAMP CORE 14220. 14414)

05 14 II 54 COR Okay. we'll pull "It" back together here. (G)(MITCHEll: This Is where AI's camera came apart) •

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05 14 12 31 CDR Okay; we've got the camera back together. Okay, (G)Fredo, tor your Into, the CDRI S Commander is reading117.

05 14 12 57 lMP Start with this one. Welve only got two tresh ones (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)In here. Youlve got four out that are used; or thatlook like they're used.

05 14 13 07 CDR The three tabbed ones, we havenlt used yet. let me (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)get them, Ed.

05 14 13 37 lMP 1I11 take the tabbing off of this one. (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)

05 14 13 43 CDR Yes, I think thatls the best way to go. letls make (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)them I. 2. 3 for simplicity's sake.

05 14 13 52 lMP I donlt have a mat from that one; where did It go? (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)

05 14 1356 CDR The bottom one will be number I tube with a tab. (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)Fredo.

05 14 14 06 LMP Here's your number 3. (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)'

05 14 14 08 CDR Hold on to that one. Okay? And the other one will (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)be number 2 with a tab.

05 14 14 33 CDR And the top one will be number 3 with a tab. (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)

05 14 14 37 CC Roger. AI. And we're going to subtract off 15 (G)minutes from that 3D-minute extension due to a -PLSS oxygen.

05 14 15 03 CC Okay. this gives us approximately - - 25 minutes at (G)stop G here.

05 14 15 16 lMP *** help you. Okay. I got this one. Go ahead;start your trench, If you like.

(G)(SAMP TRENCH)

05 14 15 34 CDR 1I1I dig the trench In the far wall of this crater (G)(SAMP TRENCH)here, Ed.

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05 14 86 46 lMP Fredo. I've tried to push in the core tubes - triple (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)(PHO 68 9454)core tube - I get maybe Oh g S to 4 inches of pushln~

in by hand. And it's Just surface stuff. a verysoft - will not support the weight of the toretubes. Now, I've got It balanced. and I can take apicture of It, perhaps.

05 14 17 46 lMP We'll try to drive It.

05 14 18 00 CC And do 1 ~nderstand correctly, Ed. you're takingcare of the triple core - on your own there?

(G)(SAMP CORE 14220. J4414)

(G)(SAMP CORE 14220. 14414)

05 14 1809 LMP That's affirm. AI's digging - bUSy with his Trench, (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)

05 14 1825 lMP I'll go over and help him photograph It In a while. (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)And It's not going In easy, fred.

05 14 19 14 lMP I'll try driving It 8 bit more, but I think I'm on (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)solid rock. and, I'm about one core tube down.

05 14 1923 CC Roger, Ed. Solid rock, about one core tUbe down. (G)(SAMP CORE 14220. 14414)

05 14 19 38 CC The recommendation, Ed, Is to pUll It up and move - (G)over a bit and try It again.

05 14 19 50 LMP The way this one feels, It'll be the same thing. (G)(SAMP CORE 14220. 14414)(PHO 68 9454)

05 14 2004 CC Ed and when you pull It out, they'd like to save the (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14414)(PHO 68 9454)bottom core, and replace It with another one therewhen you try - before you try again.

05 14 20 34 CC How's the trench going, AI? Are you getting down (G)(SAMP TRENCH)there?

05 14 20 40 COR I've got a trench here. It's going fairly easily. (G)(SAMP TRENCH)but 1 need the extension-angie handle to get Itdeeper. so I'll walt until Ed's through with that.I'm cutting Into the rim of a crater which Isapproximately - say, 6 meters In diameter. has adepth of about three-quarters of a meter. And we'reback In about one diameter away from the north rim

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of Triplet. The trench Is going through at leastthree layers that I can see. The fine-grainsurface, dark browns. then, a layer of what appearsto be quite a bit of black: and then, a third layerof some very light material. And. we should be ableto sample all three of these.

05 14 21 34 LMP Core tUbe cap. Core tube cap on that sample Is In . (G) (SAMP CORE 14220: 14414)(PHO 68 9454)18 N.

05 14 22 02 COR And a very Interesting looking rock with really (G)(SAMP 14310)fine-grain crystals In It. It's a grab sample,Houston, from that same crater In which I'm digging.It's too large for a bag: It's dark brown: dark partIs fractured. It's fractured face Is very lightgray with very small crystals.

05 14 22 28 CC Roger. AI: and If you can't get any with your (G)(SAMP TRENCH)samples down In the trench Itself that have any rockfragments. you might Include those as part of yoursample.

05 14 22 45 LMP Put It In that side bag If you can. these are all (Glfu II back here.

05 14 23 03 CDR Are you about through with the extension handle. or (G)are you going to - -

05 14 2306 LMP Go ahead and take It. I don't really need It to (G)drive.

05 14 23 12 CDR I'll go over and cut that baby. and we'll - through (G) (SAMP TRENCH)here.

05 14 23 40 COR Okay, Houston: I know that - we did not mention this (G)white layer - down In this area before - that was soobvious to us Just below the surface up near theflank of Cone. But It appears as though Itls -quite a bit - well, It's relatively deep, as far asvisual observation is concerned. And certainly notany that would be picked up by the footprints or METtracks or the like. But there appears to be some ofthat here in this trench.

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05 14 24 20 lMP Freda, did yuv get my report that the core tube tip (G) (SAMP CORE 14414)waslnl8N?

05 14 24 34 lW

05 14 25 15 ern

05 14 26 20 CC

05 14 26 27 LMP

05 14 27 00 LMP

Okay, and I have taken the bottom core of that one, (G)(SAMP CORE 14220)which was core 1 flag; and It's now by Itself - as asingle core tube; and I'm going to replace that with- number I unflagged, whl~h is one'AI started to useearlier but didn't get anywhere with It.

You know what's happening In this trench; It's the'- (G)(SAMP TRENCH)surface fines are so loose that they're Just failingdown covering the layering that we want to get.I'll tell you, we're not going to get a classicvertical wall here, Houston, In this trench.

And. Ed. Are you having any better luck on the (G)(SAMP CORE 14230)triple core this time?

I've got It In about half a tube. But I'm - getting (G)(SAMP CORE 14230)(PHO 68 9455-58)ready to take a picture of it so you can locate It;and then, we'll go ahead and drive It the rest ofthe way In.

Okay. Fredo. There's three frames here. probably (G)(SAMP CORE 14220; 14230)(PHO 68 9454-58)69. 70, 71, that are core tUbes. The first one'sthe aborted one that I couidnUt get In. The secondpicture I~ this new attempt. and a 15-foot shot that1 raised up and took a locator shot on the horizonof It. I think It might go.

05 14 27 48 lMP Okay, I'm getting down low enough; I'm going to have (G) (SAMP CORE 14230)to ha..e an extension handle to finish driving It, "think. '

05 14 27 54 COR Okay, I'll give It back to you. I'm really kind of (G)(SAMP TRENCH)through with this trench.

05 14 29 99 CDR Okay, Freda. Bag 19 for the sample of the surface (G)(SAMP TRENCH 14145-48)fine - that Is, from the surface layer of thetrench.

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05 14 29 42 CDR I am unable to take from the walls of the trench - (G)(SAMP TRENCH 14145-48: 14153-56)the blocky type of material that I could see when Iwas digging; so, I'll Just get a shovelful of that,and we'll mix the surface with the second layer.

05 14 30 14 CDR Well, the trench Is about a foot and a half deep. (G)(SAMP TRENCH)gave up actually not because It was hard digging,but because the walls kept failing In on It: and Itwas covering all the evidence of stratigraphy.

05 14 30 31 lMP And, Houston. I'm over 40 feet - 50 feet from where (G)(SAMP CORE 14230)AI Is; and on the east side of these craters, I havethe triple core In about a tube and a quarter: andIt's tightening up again. I just don't think It'sgoing to go the rest of the way.

05 14 30 53 lMP I'm maybe driving a millimeter a stroke. I'll hit (G)(SAMP CORE 14230)It a few more licks, and I'll see If we can breakthrough or move It a little more. No, that's as faras It Is going, Houston: one and a quarter.

05 14 31 33 lMP I think I could probably beat It for the next 10 (G) (SAMP CORE 14230)minutes, Fred, and not get another Inch out of It.

05 14 31 39 CC Well, I don't think you need the exercise, you may (GHSAMP CORE 14230)as well extract It now.

05 14 31 46 lMP I agree. I'll take a picture of It, a final picture (G) (SAMP CORE 14230)(PHO 68 9454)of It, to show you how far we got with It.

05 14 32 10 CDR Okay, Housron: this Is AI. And bag 21 'S kind of a (G)(SAMP TRENCH 14080-81: 14153-56)collection of the combination of the top two layers.Second layer Is a thin layer of small glassy-likepebbles. I was unable to separate them by thetrench method, so I gave It to you mixed up In thatbag: and thA last bag will be pebbles from thebottom layer.

05 14 32 40 CC Okay, AI. And What's the thickness of the (G)(SAMP TRENCH 14080-81: 14153-56)Intermediate layer there?

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05 14 3249 COR Well, It's really ephemeral ~ It's almost - It's (G)(SAMP TRENCH 14080-81. 14153-56)very thin; I would say no more than a quarter of anInch thick, and I Just noticed It because of thedifference of the grain structure as i was diggingthe trench.

05 14 33 13 CDR And In bag 20, 206. we'll fill a sample of the (G)(SAMP TRENCH 14013-19. 14149-52)bottom material, also, mixed up with the - some ofthe surface material has fallen down In on top ofIt. And that's about - call It 18 Inches belowsurface.

05 14 34 43 lMP Now, my problem Is 1 can't get the - driving down to (G)(SAMP CORE 14230)that rock, I couldn't get the core cap off. I'll getsome help from AI. soon as he puts his handful ofsamples down, okay, that's great.

05 14 35 05 CDR Okay, let me get rid of this trencher.

05 14 35 09 ce On the agenda here, we have remaining documentedsamples, and we need a pan.

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05 14 35 21 lMP Roger. We'll get "It" for you. (MITCHELl: Dropped (6)the sample bag).

05 14 35 22 CDR Oh, God.

05 14 35 23 lMP Get another one; skip It; we've got plenty.

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05 14 35 31 CC And, AI, one question, did you get the SESC sample (G)(SAMP SESC 14240)(PHO 64 9158-66)out of the bottom of the trench1

05 14 35 49 CDR Well, I told you the trench was kind of a miserable (G)(SAMP SESe 14240)thing, because the walls kept failing down. And Icould get a sample from the bottom, but It wouldn'tbe the bottom, I'm afraid.

05 14 36 05 lMP Okay, Fredo, the bottom - bit on this string was bit (G)(SAMP CORE 14230)- 231 Isn't It, AI1 That's the one you did.

05 14 36 15 CDR 23.

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05 14 36 26 CDR Okay, we need a pan from here; I can get that. (G)(PHO 64 9167-87) (PHO 64 9167-87)

05 14 36 44 ee And, AI, when you get done with the pan, I guess (G)(SAMP SESe 14240)we'd sti II like the SESe sample from the bottom ofthe trench, even though it probably Isn't thebottom.

05 14 36 57 CDR Well, I'll tell you, I'll go back and whack at It a "(G)(SAMP SESe 14240)little bit. See what I c~n do.

05 14 37 14 ee And, AI and Ed, we have about 8 minutes left here at (G)

Triplet.

05 14 37 26 CDR Roger. You're stili counting on a quick trip out to (G)

the AlSEP antenna?

05 14 37 35 ec That's affirm, AI. That's Included In this time, (G)and when you start out, we'd like you to make somegrab samples as you pass by North Triplet.

05 14 38 01 lMP And, Fredo, the triple core tUbe, the second core (G)(SAMP CORE 14230)didn't have anything In It. As soon as I opened Itup, a little bit fell out, and the second core tubeIs empty.

05 14 38 17 lMP Even though It drove down - even though It drove In (G)(SAMP CORE 14230)about 3 Inches, It didn't get anything.

05 14 38 34 lMP Okay, I'll put a bit back on that one. Save It. (8) (SAMP CORE 14230)

05 14 38 48 ce Okay, and when you get done there, Ed, I guess you (G)can proceed with getting some documented samplesbefore we have to depart.

05 14 39 08 CDR SESC can: that's over In that pocket, right?

05 14 39 II lMP Ves.

05 14 39 31 lMP Documented samples coming up.

05 14 39 48 CDR This white stuff on the rim here, Ed?

05 14 39 54 lMP Yes. Document some of that. Here's a rock righthere.

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05 14 40 01 CC Okay. has Ai moved over by the rim of North crater (G)(SAMP 14307)now?

05 14 4007 lMP Oh. no. we're stili at the same place.

05 14 40 II lMP That's pretty well disturbed, AI; I'll grab Itwithout much documentation.

05 14 40 18 COR We're digging the bottom of the trench for you,Freda.

05 14 40 28 COR I'm redlgglng the trench.

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05 14 4040 lMP I'm picking up one of the - so-called whiter rocks. (G)(SAMP 14307)freda. near the area where AI Is digging. SinceIt's already disturbed, I'm not going to waste timeon much documentation. Kind of a kicked - up rock.

05 14 41 01 lMP Man, it's going into 25 Nancy. (GHSAMP 14307)

05 14 41 53 CC We have about 3 and a half minutes left at Triplet. (G)

05 14 42 01 COR Okay, we're packing up now. (G)

05 14 42 04 lMP One more documented sample. (G)(SAMP 14306HPHO 68 9459-64)

05 14 42 06 CC Okay, there is a special request. Rather than grab (GHSAMP 14306)samples at the North crater rim there, they'd liketo get a documented sample of a partially burledrock.

05 14 42 21 lfoP I was going to try to get you one of those right (GHSAMP 14306)here, but It looks pretty big. I think maybe 1 canget It anyhow.

05 14 44 39 CC Okay, Ed and AI, we're going to have to be departing (G)Triplet here - and that one brief stop at the Northrim to pick up one documented sample - and get onback to the lM area if we're going to pick up theremaining tasks. there.

05 14 45 14 lMP fredo, this documented sample that I got of the (G)(SAMP 14306)burled rock, It's too big for regular weigh bags.(MITCHEll: The burled rocks were like bufledIcebergs - only a little sticking out). See what

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can do with it. A regular sample bag - I'm stickingone over It, but it'll never close. Okay, it'sgoing in It. And will probably stay, but It won'tclose it.

05 14 45 53 CC Okay, that'll probably be all right, Ed. We're <G)(SAMP 14306}going to have to move out now.

05 14 46 02 LW It's bag 26 N. <G)(SAW 14306)

05 14 46 16 LW I'll grab the gnomon. We're on our way. <G-GI)

05 14 46 53 CDR Okay, headed for the LM. We're probab Iy about 2 <G-GI)minutes away from the LM, Houston.

05 14 47 43 LW I think we're closing on It. (G-GI)

05 14 47 45 CDR Right. Here's the - - (G-GI)

05 14 47 48 LW Triplet right up ahead of us. (G-GI)

05 14 47 51 lW We'll have to do a little bit to the north to get (G-GI)around It, I think.

05 14 47 58 LMP We're approaching Triplet from the east, that's (G-GI)(SAMP 14301, 14313)North Triplet from the east. There's a little rockfield down here - a small boulder field, AI, to geta documented sample from.

05 14 48 23 CDR Looks good. Yes, looks like they might have comefrom there.

(G-GlHSAMP 14301,14313)

05 14 48 44 CDR Okay, the shiny can Is retrieved. Press on. Going (G-GI)(SAMP 14301, 14313)to have to mush, Ed, right down the middle and get adocumented sample there.

05 14 49 02 CDR Man, that pile of rocks - beautiful, right to your (G-GI )(SAMP 14301 ; 14313)left. Oh, Just the right size.

05 14 49 II CDR Don't walk over them! (G-GI ) (SAMP 14301 ; 14313)

05 14 49 13 LW No, I'm trying to stay away from them. (G-GI ) (SAMP 14301 ; 14313)

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05 14 49 15 Lt-P Are these the ones - the ones over here? (Gil (SAIIP 14301. 14313)

05 14 49 11 COR Yes. (GIHSAIIP 14301 ; 14313)

05 14 49 20 COR God damn that thing. (MITOlEll; Equipment WI)

bouncing and failing off).

05 14 49 29 LIIP Gnomon Is In place. WI)

OS 14 49 38 LW I'll get the - go ahead. I'm on this side; 1'1 I get (GIHSAW 14301 HPHO 68 9465-66)the stereo.

OS 14 49 41 lW Get the locator. (GIHSAIIP i4301)(PHO 64 9188)

OS 14 49 51 COR Yes. Can't even see the camQra settings. (GIHSAIIP 14301)(PHO 64 9188)

OS 14 49 58 lMP Yes, that's got so much dirt on them. Okay, 7 foot. (GI)(SAMP 14301)(PHO 68 9465-66)

05 14 50 02 CC Okay, Ed and AI, as soon as you wrap this one uP. (GI)youere going to have to press on back to the lHe orwe're going to be really tight on the closeout.

05 84 50 32 lMP Yes. God damn, !lIt's" bigger than we thought. AI, (GIHSAMP 1430ilwe'll grab sample that one, lell get you another onehere. (MITOlEll: Again Iceberg rocks).

OS 14 50 39 CDR listen, Just put It In that thing. And let's press (GI)(SAMP 14301)- because we don't have ~he time.

05 14 50 44 lMP All right. I'll grab It, and let me take - an extra (GI)(SAMP 143Oi)(PHO 68 9467)picture here.

05 14 50 48 CDR All right. I'll grab one right here In theforeground.

OS 14 SO S4 CDR Okay, bag 21 Nancy.

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(GI)(SAMP 14313)

OS 14 SI 02 . lMP And another documented sample - a larqer documented (GI)(SAMP 14301)sample than we thought we were getting here, freda.Again, It was a burled rock; and It's too big forthe sample bag; so, It'll go Into the weigh bag.

OS 14 51 15 CDR Put It In that one right there. Can you get It?

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05 14 51 17 lMP Yes. (GI)(SAMP 14301 )

05 14 51 30 LMP It has a very definite shape; I think you' I I be able (GI) (SAMP 14313)to sort it out.

05 14 51 36 LMP Okay, let's mush for the LM. (GI)

05 14 51 42 CC Okay, AI and Ed. I guess we can skip the rim of WI-LM)North crater and proceed right on back to the LMarea.

05 14 51 52 LMP That's where we are. We're at the rim of North (GI-LM)crater.

05 14 52 00 LMP We're on the "west" rim of North crater. (MITCHEll: (GI-LM)Meant "east").

05 14 52 01 CC I think you misunderstood the message. We canproceed right on by the rim - we have the burledrock samples now, and head on back to the LM.That Is Antares.

05 14 52 16 LMP That's rl ght. That's where we're headed.

05 14 52 19 CDR Okay, that's where we're headed. Hold it.

05 14 52 29 LMP I'll get It; keep going. He lost the core tube.(MITCHELL: Because of the high e.g., the MET wasunstable and losing pieces continuously).

05 14 52 34 CDR Got It?

05 14 52 36 LMP I'll have It In a minute. got It.

05 14 53 22 CDR Everything stili hanging on?

05 14 53 24 LMP Yes. Everything Is stili there.

05 14 ~4 02 CDR Okay, we're approaching the LM now. Coming In atFra Mauro Base.

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05 14 54 14 CC Roger, AI, and I guess from here, we can spilt up; (GI-LM)and Ed can take the MET and proceed to the clusterof boulders he had reported earlier to the north ofthe lM; and you can proceed out to .the ALSEP.

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05 14 54 35 COR lid suggest - well. you can do It the way you want (LMlto - I guess you can do without the OILM." (MITCHElL:Mean t "MET").

05 14 54 41 LW Without the MET. yes. ( lM)

05 14 54 44 COR Without the MET. because there's nobody to - If W·t)anything falls off, welve lost all those goodies.

05 14 54 50 LW I'll Just take a couple of rock bags Fredo. my (U4)

tongs and camera. and go.

05 14 54 56 COR Okay, AI's on the way. (lM-AlSEPl

05 14 55 04 LMP AI's on the way out to the ALSEP. (LM-ALSEP)

05 84 55 17 LMP As a matter of fact, Fredo. I'm Just going to take a (LM)weigh bag and no sample bag. that way I can getfflOre. The size of these rocks - the sample bags aretoo small, anyhow.

05 14 55 32 CC Roger, Ed. Okay, AI, the first thing when you get ClM-AlSEP)to the Central Station - Is to check the alignmentand verify the alignment and leveling.

05 14 56 35 lMP Okay, Fredo. my plan: I'm out In the area of the (H)(SAMP 14312, 14-20. 1429Q-97)(PHO 68 9468-76)boulder field 11m going to photograph many of theboulders, the rocks, the broken ones. the big ones.what have you - and then. grab as many as thedifferent fragments as I can around these piles ofbroken boulders. Now that I'm here, I see a largenumber of Inclusions - I can't tell whether they'ncrystals or not - 1 think that they are. And I'llgrab as many of these - and give you before andafter shots as I can - of a whole weigh bag fuil ofrocks.

05 84 59 22 CC Okay. AI. You can proceed back to the vicinity of (ALSEP)the LM, and with the time remaining that you had forthe ALSEP, shoot a few closeup pictures here. We'vegot about 4 minutes left.

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05 14 59 47 CDR Heading back to the LM. (ALSEP-LMl

05 15 01 04 CC Okay, a little change in the priorities; when you (ALSEP-LMl(PHO 64 9198-9201)get back to the LM, we'd like the TV turned to lookat the MESA area, so we can watch the closeoutnumber I; and then, you can shoot a quick picture ofthe Solar Wind.

05 15 01 26 CDR Roger, I'm going for the camera, now." (LMl

05 15 01 30 CC And we haven't changed the settings, AI; so, It (LM)should be In good shape when you turn her to theMESA.

05 15 02 59 CC Okay, that's great; and you can go shoot the Solar ClM)Wind, now.

05 15 0307 CDR It's on the side of a hili; that's a problem out (lM)here.

05 15 03 II LMP Okay, Fredo, I'm heading back from the boulder (H-LM)(SAMP 14312, 14-20; 14290-97l(PHO 68 9477-91)field. I've sampled two of the larger boulders Inthe area. Rocks broken from them and lying on them;and I've taken a pan; and I have maybe a third of aweigh bag full of small rocks from these boulders.

05 15 03 28 CC Okay; very good, Ed. We need to proceed now withthe regular program.

05 15 05 39 CDR Go ahead. (lM)

05 15 05 40 CC They'd like for you to return your camera so you ClM)don't have to bother removing the magazine from it.You can Just put the whole camera In the ETB.

05 15 05 56 CC Okay, and, I guess, so you don't get confused, that (LM)means we'll be bringing back both cameras.

05 15 06 06 CDR AI's camera is In, and magazine lima Lima has got a (LM)hundred and nine.

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05 15 06 20 lW Okay, Houston. I understand, now. The contaminated (lM)sample under quad 3 is not to be taken.

05 1506 34 lW Okay, I'm putting my camera In the ETB.

05 15 07 13 CC I stand corrected. What they really wanted was to (l~)

bring AI's camera back. Instead of yours; so. we.ilonly be bringing the one ca~ra, the CDR's.

05 15 08 03 lMP Right. Right. fredo, correct me, now; mag (lM)Kilo-Kilo has never been used. Is that correct?

05 15 08 17 CDR Houston, while you're looking that up, you might (lM)recognize what I have In my hand as the handle forthe contingency sample return; It Just so happens tohave a genuine six Iron on the bottom of It. In myleft hand, I have a little white pellet that'sfamiliar to millions of Americans. I drop It down.Unfortunately, the suit Is so stiff, I can't do thiswith two hands, but I'm going· to try a little sandtrap shot here.

05 15 08 53 lMP Hey, you got more dirt than ball that time.

05 15 0858 CDR Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again.

05 15 0901 CC That looked like a slice to me, AI.

05 15 09 03 CDR Here we go. Straight as a die, one more.

05 150920 CDR Miles and miles and miles.

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05 15 09 26 CC Very good, AI. And - answer Ed's question earlier (lM)there; Kilo Kilo was used.for the window shots, Ed;so, you ought to bring It back.

05 15 09 43 CDR Hey, that's right. We got some of that to start (lM)with, didn't we?

05 15 10 14. lMP How many films did we take with this - seven huh? (lM)

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05 15 10 17 CDR I'd say between 17 and la. (lM)

05 15 12 21 CDR Okay, tell me about this tube, Ed. Has this got (lM)anything in it?

05 15 12 26 lMP No, that's one that has nothing In it. Before you (lM)throw it, get the number. That's the tube that wedidn't get anything from.

05 15 12 37 CDR Okay. In SRC 2, fredo, we have the organic control (lM)sample, and we have four core tUbes.

05 15 13 23 CDR We have one SESC. (lM)

05 15 15 00 CDR Also, In the SRC, we have - - one weigh bag, which (lM)Is mostly documented samples.

05 15 15 38 CDR Pick up the core tubes now, maybe. (lM)

05 15 1706 lMP Contaminated samples, scratched, Ed: 3D-millimeter (lM)camera mag: 16 mag's; closeup camera mags; SWC: TOS:magnetic sample - we didn't get a magnetic sample:map. Say, are you going to have any weigh bags?

05 15 1727 COR Yes, we'll have some weigh bags. These two. (lM)

05 15 17 52 COR Houston. That completes SRC I: then, we have the - (lM)organic control sample, I SESC container, four coretubes, and one bag of documented samples.

05 15 18 23 CDR This rock In this bag If we put It this way. (lM)

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05 15 18 28 LW I'll give It a try. Walt for me there. .lust a CLMlsecond 11**

05 15 18 39 CDR No. It won't go. ( lMI

05 15 18 41 lW All right. We need the plus-Z 27 bag, right? ( LMI

05 15 18 46 CDR Yes. Either that or else put that In the weigh bag, w·nand take this up with It.

05 15 16 56 It-P Okay. I'm getting you a bag for It. CLM)

05 15 21 20 CDR Now. let's see what we got left. There's the «LMIgreatest Javelin throw of the centuryl

05 15 21 33 CDR Old lefty himself. Outstandl n91 Right in the H.M)middle of the crater. Stayed up.

05 15 24 05 CDR Want to head on up the ladder? I'll hand you the - (LM)SAC. I believe If you1li stomp your feet on the wayup. It'll be as effective as the brush wasyesterday.

05 15 24 23 lW Old you - saw you over here. Old you get apicture?

05 i5 24 26 CDR I did.

05 15 24 28 lW With the LM In the foreground?

05 15 24 30 CDR Yes.

05 15 24 36 Ltvi' All right. Fredo. I'm starting up the ladder.

05 15 26 37 CDR Okay. Ed. you can start on up, now.

05 15 26 40 Ltvi' I'm al ready hal fway up.

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05 15 28 07 CDR Oh, we hav~ some pictures of the lM in theforeground; so, hope It comes out all right.

05 15 28 13 lMP Pretty small sliver left, isn't it?

05 15 28 15 CDR Yes. Not much.

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05 15 35 52 CDR Okay. Houston, crew of Antares Is leaving Fra Mauro (LM)base.

05 15 36 54 CDR How'd you like one more bag of rocks? (LM)

05 15 39 24 LMP All right. come on In.

05 15 38 43 CDR coming on In. (LM)

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05 15 40 33 LMP Now you seem clear. Okay. Houston. the door Is (LM)closed.

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05 17 30 13 COR Were you planning on this EVA 2 debriefing? If so,what time?

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05 17 30 20 CC Okay, I guess whenever youlre ready, AI. Do you (PRE LiFTOFF)happen to have any weight check bars on the rocks?

05 17 30 31 COR Affirmative. We gave you the weights of the rocks (PRE LifTOFF)that we put In the left-hand stowage yesterday. Wehave some additional rocks that are In the ISA.Total weight of the ISA Is 50 pounds. Total weightof the SRC Is 29 pounds, and we have a couple oflarge rocks In the sample bag, thatls Z-27 and thatweight Is 30 pounds.

05 17 31 i8 CC Okay, AI. Copy that. Looks like a pretty good haul.(PRE LiFTOff)

05 17 31 28 CDR Yes, sure does. And we'll be ready for a debriefing (PRE LIFTOff)In about another 10 minutes.

05 11 31 3~ CC Okay, AI, Just give us a cail. We've got some ­some of the questions ready here, any time you'reready.

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05 18 13 01 CC And, Antares. Houston. We're standing by with the (PRE LIFTOFF)debriefing questions here whenever y'ail are bothready to go.

05 18 13 16 COR Yes, we're ready to go right now, Fredo. (PRE LIFTOFF)

05 18 13 19 CC Okay, the first question Is to describe texture or (PRE LIFTOFF)fracture patterns or any surface characteristics ofthe large boulders, in the boulder field you weredescribing at Cone crater.

05 18 13 54 CDR You want textures and patterns of the bouldersthemselves?

05 18 13 59 CC That's affirmative, AI.

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Well, we made some remarks, as I recall, coming backdown about the fact that they looked weather-beaten,the fact that they maybe were fairly soft rocks,because they look very much like rocks that havebeen weather-beaten due to the atmosphere. I thinkthat was one of the types of textures that we noted.We noted other rocks that were very fine grainedcrystalline rocks and essentially very smooth on theoutside. We have a sample of one of those, footballsize. These are really the only two textures that Inoticed. Did you notice any In addition to that?

Well, 1\0. I can't say that I did specifically. Itwasn't really a matter of being able to describewhat we saw In this particular case; because, atthat point, we were so rushed that all we weretrying to do was see different things and grab Itwithout really noting how It necessarily differed.The only thing that I recall about these craters ­or these boulders was that there were Inclusions orvariations within the rocks; and I assume that theywere crystals within the rock, or some crystallineforming In the rock. I don't know that that's true;they might have been, for example, a breccia withJust a conglomerate In them, and I don't knowwhether that's true or not either. There simplywasn't time to look at them In that detail; so, weJust grabbed, photographed, and ran; and I would bekind of at loss to give you an articulatedescription of really what those rocks are like.

I do think we have good samples of two types that wesaw on the "west" rim of the crater. (MITCHEll:meant "south"). Ed got a small piece of alight-colored rock, and we actually brought back onethat was typical of the other - reddish-brown rocks.

The second question was, I guess, one that was askedsomewhere along the way. And, did you ever noticethere being dust on tops of any of the bouldersaround Cone?

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05 18 17 II It-f' let me make a stab at that, Fredo. I noticed some (PRE liFTOFF)of the rocks - the smaller boulders that were closerto the ground were covered with dust, but I recallboulders that were not covered with dust; and, forexample, the boulders down here closer to the lM,

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the last boulder field I went to, did not have anyappreciable dust on those rocks. And the white onesI sampled up near Cone crater did not have anyappreciable dust on them; however, others did. As amatter of fact, there was one of the boulders Inthat group of the white boulders that I photographed'for you, but It was too big to do anything with. Ithad brown and white; and I couldn't tell what kindof a contact It was, whether the white part wasbecause It had been broken away or whether It was acontact of two different materials. There justwasn't time to Investigate that sort of phenomena;so, we tried to simply sample the two types andphotograph It. But, as far as dust Is concerned,think we've seen both; and, among the largerbOUlders, there are certainly a large number that donot have any dust on them.

05 18 18 33 COR I think that's generally true that we probably would (PRE liFTOFF)have been aware of dust, because there certainly wasa lot of filleting, and we tried document that foryou. But, I'd say, generally speaking, there. was nodust on any of them - on the surface of any of rocksthat we saw.

05 18 18 52 CC Roger. AI.high on thedl fferenceslooked backsouthwest?

And the next question. When you wereslopes of Cone, could you tel! anyIn the surface color tone, when youIn the area to the south and'to

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05 18 1920 COR Well. of course. the obvious difference was In the (PRE LIFTOFF)bright craters. Those are always noticeable. and'those were there. Beyond that, I wasn't aware ofany marked contrast In color. Joe.

05 18 19 37 LMP Well. I don't know whether It's a f'gment of my (PRE LIFTOFF)Imagination or not. I always noted' going up therethis morning. or thought i noted, that the areaaround Old Nameless was - there were some darkerpatches. but we were so preoccupied with finding ourway to the top of Cone crater that I neitherobserved It or made remarks about that observation,nor really observed It that much more closely.

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05 182007 CC Roger, Ed. Hopefully, maybe the pans will pick that (PRE liFTOFF) (SAMP CORE 14230)up. Okay, next question on. This Is for Ed. Whenyou attempted the second triple core, and I thinkyou really answered this In real time, but just toget it straight, did you think you hit another rock,like you mentioned bedrock on the first attempt; ordid It Just get progressively harder to drive?

05 1820 38 lMP Well, I wasn't quite sure, Freda, I thought that I (PRE liFTOFF) (SAMP CORE 14230)hit rock again; but after I pulled It out, It couldvery well have been Just a compaction type ofphenomenon where It Just quit driving; and I don'tknow the all::;wer. It felt like In driving It, thatI'd hit something pretty solid, but It wasn't asthough I had hit a very sharp line of rock asopposed to soft material. It went down fairly well,and then It tightened up and then It Just stopped.

05 1621 16 CC Okay, Ed. To back up a little further In time, we (PRE lIFTOFF)(SAMP CORE 14210-11)missed when the double core test was done. Abouthow far could you push the tube down before youstarted hammering?

05 1622 36 CC I didn't get the answer there, Ed, on how far that (PRE lIFTOFF)(SAMP CORE 14210-11)double core got manually pushed In before youstarted hammering on it.

05 16 22 49 lMP AI had the rest of that, and I didn't put It In.

05 16 22 55 CDR Are you talking about the first one, Fred?

05 16 22 59 CC That's affirm, AI.

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05 16 23 04 CDR The double core that I took in the vicinity of point (PRE lIFTOFF)(SAMP CORE 14210-11)A - went in about 2 to 2 and a half to 3 inches, nomore than 3 Inches.

05 1623 33 lMP If they went that far, I'd be surprised, going back (PRE LIFTOFF) (SAMP CORE 14210-11)to it.

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05 i8 23 38 CC Okay, Ed. The question 5 Is kind of the same as the (PRE LiFTOFF)first one, and I assume your answer will probably bethe same. But the question Is: could you describeand In any more detail, and I guess It's reallysaying did you think you saw any stratigraphy at allin the way the ejecta was laying around Cone crater?

05 1824 II CDR I saw a couple of boulders that! thought had some (PRE LIFTOFF)stratigraphy In them, but - It certainly wasn't -you know - obviously not In the classic sense.There was - well, ~s a matter of fact, we took asample from one that looked like It had somestratigraphy In It on the way back down. We grabbeda quick sample from one. Weil, It dldnit Jump outand become obvious, however.

05 1824 40 lMP fred, everything here especially seems to be pretty (PRE liFTOFF)darn subtle. And I am convinced there was'stratigraphy there because we saw suggestions of ' It.Just like I'm convinced I see some lineations outhere or some suggestions of them, but they don'tJump out and hit you In the face, and we'll probablyhave to go over the photographs and talk about eachone of these samples In detail before we can reallybring out the picture on It. I Just can't remembera lot of those very subtle things.

05 18 25 17 CC Okay, and I assume, on a little bit larger scale, (PRE liFTOFF)you couldn't detect anything with respect to thehinge-flap type relation In that boulder fieldaround Cone?

05 1825 34 LMP No, we sure couldn't see that at all. I'm sure It (PRE liFTOFF)was there, If we'd just had time, but we couldn'tsee It.

05 1825 41 CC And this one Is for AI. About how deep were you (PRE lIFTOFF)(SAMP TRENCH)(SAMP SESC)(PHO 64 9158-66)down with the trench, AI, when the side wallsstarted caving In?

05 182601 CDR Well, actually, the first cut 1 took was down to (PRE liFTOFF) (SAMP TRENCH)(SAMP SESC)(PHO 64 9158-66)about 6 Inches and there was some caving at thattime. The side walls were standing probably about70 to 80 degrees. The next cut I took made thewalls a little more steep, closer to the verticalperhaps 80, 85; and, at that point, they started

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coming down. Fine-grain regolith, at the top of thecut, Just a couple down into the trench.

05 18 26 32 CC Okay, and I guess I asked you in real time the (PRE LIFTOFF)(SAMP TRENCH)(SAMP SESC)(PHO 64 9158-66)thickness of the Intermediate layer, but they'd alsolike to know If you have any estimate on thethickness of the very top layer.

05 18 27 00 COR No, I sure don't. It wasn't - as I say, (PRE LIFTOFF)stratigraphy In the classic sense, because It allstarted to crumble after the first couple ofstrokes. That was the place where you, Ed, put thesample of some white-colored material. It was veryclose to the surface.

05 18 27 21 LMP Is the upper layer that you're talking about, the (PRE LIFTOFF)(SAMP TRENCH)(SAMP SESC)(PHO 64 9158-66)brown, and the next one, and the white? The brownseemed to be showing the white In some places afteran Inch or 2 Inches. I'm not sure It's anotherlayer. But It had to be. I can't find anotherexplanation for It. but It seemed to be very thin;or 2 Inches at the top layer.

05 1827 49 CDR I think that's probably a pretty good call. I'd say (PRE LIFTOFF) (SAMP TRENCH)(SAMP SESC)(PHO 64 9156-66)maybe 2 Inches; then. of course. we had that thinlayer of very glassy material. which I collected.and then the bottom whiter material which Ed got asample of. as well as the ones I took.

05 16 28 10 CC Okay, and you've already answered the next part of (PRE LIFTOFF) (SAMP TRENCH)(SAMP SESC)(PHO 64 9158-66)this question. which was distinction between layers.You had both color and textural distinctions therethat told you you had the layering; and I guess thelast part. maybe, you've answered too, question Iswhether the wall caving you think maybe was anatural event. or do you think It was due to thedragging the trench tool through the cut?

05 18 28 52 CDR Well. I'm not sure I had an unnatural shovel - and (PRE LIFTOFF) (SAMP TRENCH) (SAMP SESC)(PHO 64 9158-66)I'm not quite sure what the question Is now that Ithink back about It again. What - you mean that - -

05 182909 CC Actually, I thought you answered that AI, becauseyou - -

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05 18 29 19 CC Your previous comment Indicated that It started (PRE LlfTOfF)(SAMP TRENCH)(SAMP SESCI(PHO 64 9158-66)caving In with your first stroke. and If that wastrue, then, It looks like the trenching tool helpedbring the walls down.

05 1829 36 COR Well, I'm sure that It did. Actually, It was on (PRE llfTOFfl(SAMP TRENCH)(SAMP SESC)(PHO 64 9158-66)about the second stroke where It started to occurbecause the first strike there was a - the wallswere a lot steeper. But, I'm sure the tool had·alot to do with It.

05 18 29 54 CC Okay, the next question. When we were sort of (PRE lIFTOFF)(SAMP 14301; 14313)(PHO 64 9188; 68 9465-67)quickly pa~slng by North Triplet crater on the wayback to Antares, you mentioned In passing therecoming upon a little boulder field; and the questionIs: do you think this boulder field was tied Insome way to North Triplet, possibly part of a ray?

05 18 30 31 COR I don't recall that we Inferred they were boulders. (PRE lIFTOfF)(SAMP 14301: 14313)(PHO 64 9188: 689465-67)I think that we thought they were a field of ejectamaterial from that particular crater, and therefore,we took some samples there. Is that the spot youare referring to?

05 18 30 50 CC Yes. That's It, AI. (PRE lIFTOFF)(SAMP 14301. 14313)(PHQ 64 9188. 689465-67)

05 18 30 55 COR Yes. If we Inferred they were boulders, that was (PRE lIFTOFF)(SAMP 14301; 14313)(PHQ 64 9188; 68 9465-67)Incorrect. They were just hand samples of perhapsup to 8 to 10 Inches but all lumped together asthough they had been ejected from that crater andright In our path, and we took a couple of samplesfrom those, that area.

05 18 31 II LMP As a matter of fact, there were boulders which we (PRE LIFTOFF)(SAMP 14301; 14313)(PHO 64 9188; 68 9465-67)also thought came out of probably the same area; butthere wasn't anything around the boulders that .seemed small enough and obvious enough to grab onthe run, like we tried to do with this bunch ofsamples.

05 18 31 28 CC The next question Is: did you see any evidence of (PRE LIFTOFF)downslope creep with respect to the Cone craterfillets you saw on the uphill-side rocks?

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05 18 31 51 lMP Yes, I did, and I'm not so sure but what part of the (PRE LIFTOFF)- the lineation that I was talking about would notbe found on Cone In a circular - around the cratermouth. I saw these same things up ~here. Idescribed them before, so I didn't say anythingabout It again; but my guess Is that they gocircular around Cone crater. Now, that may beentirely wrong.

05 18 32 30 CC You mean kind of like contour lines, Ed? (PRE liFTOFF)

05 18 32 32 lMP *** probably for direction. That's what I'm (PRE liFTOFF)suggesting, but It's merely a suggestion, and Ididn't follow them out. I didn't check them thatclosely to be able to prove It; but where I did seethem, they were, Indeed, kind of parallel to theslope - I mean parallel to the rim of the crater, Inother words, around the crater.

05 18 33 01 CC Very good, Ed. Next question. The difficulty you (PRE liFTOFF)had at the last there climbing up to Cone rim, wasthat due primarily to the terrain slope or did thesoil condli·lons change again that caused you to havesome greater problems?

05 18 33 32 lMP I think probably both. I think we Just entirely (PRE liFTOFF)under estimated the difficulty In going that far andgetting that high, and In such a short period oftime. It's a darn hard climb to try to do rapidly,and the soil Is a little bit thin and mushy. Andthe suits are bulky; It's all those problems rolledIn, Fred; we Just - It was too ambitious, I guess.

05 18 34 02 CDR let me say that I don't really think that the (PRE liFTOFF)composition of the soil changed very much. Matterof fact, that was one thing that struck me about· thewhole area; the consistency of the texture of theregolith outside of soft areas, of course, In craterrims. I think as far as the progress up there, Itwas due to the grade and the boulders and the rocksthat we had to go around; but really, as far as thesurface texture Is concerned, as far as the bearingstrength of the surface, I thought the outside ofthe crater rim, that It was unusually consistent allthe way through. And the thing that surprised mewas the raindrop pattern with these very smallsurface pebbles, which Is decidedly different thanwe had down here in this area where we landed.

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05 10 35 03 lMP I think we remarked on the similarity of the' «PRE LIFTOFf)surface. I think I remarked, at one spot, that Itseemed to be getting a little harder up there, butthat seemed to have been Isolated. It wasn't trueIn general; it seemed to be In that one local area.And certainly, as AI pointed out, the softest areas,by and large, are crater rims, fairly fresh craterrims. And when you run In through one of those, youget some fairly soft material; but, otherwise. It'sabout like you saw here near the lM on television,the way we were pressing Into that.

05 18 35 48 CC Roger. The next question Is, how abundant and what «PRE liFTOff)was the distribution of glass that you saw around onthe surface or. I guess, In one case you mentionedIt, there ~raped on the rocks.

05 18 36 iO CDR Yes, we went roaring past one rock; and, well, what (PRE liFTOFF)looked like glass - I'm pretty sure that It was, andI'm sure there are other samples of that out here,but we did not see them. That was really the onlyexample of glass that I could positively Identify -come close to positively Identify as being glass persee There are some crystalline rocks out here, andI'm sure we got some samples for you.

05 16 36 46 lMP I concur with that. I'm surprised that we didn't (PRE LIFTOFFJobviously see more glass. A lot of the smallerrocks that we did pick up that were sample size wereso darn dirty that they may have glass In them, butthey're Just covered with It - this dirt whichclings to everything. And why the big rocks, thebig boulders that you asked about earlier, are notcovered In the same way, I don't know. Maybe someof them are, but It really covers up what the rockIs made of and It probably obscured a lot of glass'that we Just didn't even see.

05 18 37 53 CC The next question here - did you notice the dustadhering to the MET partlcuarly and If so, whatparts?

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05 18 38 21 lMP If you got a direct hit with mud - with this dust, (PRE LIFTOFF)Fred, if It's sprayed on something, It seems tostick. It Just covers everything. And, I'm looking

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down out the window at the MET; surprisingly enough,it doesn't look too bad. The fenders, the wheels,the lower parts, the legs, yes, they're prettycovered with dirt; and there's quite a bit spread upand spattered around a little bit; but It lookssurprisingly good, as a matter of fact. Maybe itJust doesn't have enough porous surface.

05 18 39 09 CC Okay, Ed. One more question here. You mentioned (PRE LIFTOFF)seeing blocks around the rim of North Triplet. Oldyou happen to get a look far enough down there tosee If you also saw either blocks or ray patternsfrom Center Triplet crater?

05 18 39 34 LMP Freda, It's so darn undulating here, that was part (PRE LIFTOFF)of our problem. We couldn't even see CentralTriplet crater. We knew It was there, but you canwalk In some of these undulatlon~ and get lost fromeach other, If you're not careful. You Just can'tfind where you are. And, we couldn't even seeanything from Central Triplet and know It was fromthat.

05 18 40 06 CC Okay; and, I guess, one last question here to clear (PRE LIFTOFF)(SAMP SESe 14240)(PHO 64 9158-66)up what ended up In the SESC out of the bottom ofthe trench. The question - this Is for AI. Old youprimarily end up with fine-grained or coarse-grainedmaterial In the SESC?

05 1840 32 COR It's all fine-grained material. Some of It Is from (PRE LIFTOFF)(SAMP SESe 14240)(PHO 64 9158-66)the surface, and, unfortunately, when 1 opened thefirst canister, the seal came off the canister Inthe bottom, so ! had to go back and regroup and getanother one - take another sample. But I think Igot mostly from the bottom of the crater - bottom ofthe trench; however, It Is all fine-grained.There's nothing of any greater size.

05 18 41 46 LMP There were some things that we'd like to have done - (PRE LIFTOFF)yes, 1 think you're right, Freda. There are so manythings we'd Ilka to have done; so many things to do,so many Interesting things to look at here, and wedidn't even have the chance to scratch the surface.We hope we've brought back something that you cansort out, as time goes on.

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a * * * SEPARATE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN eMP AND HOUSTON * * * *

05 18 07 17 CW I was just - you know, not only seeln~ the lM. I saw (ORBIT>the Sun glinting off the AlSEP. I'm sure. And i wasJust wondering If It was deployed out by that craterat about Cl 0.8 or 85/65.

05 18 07 44 CC I got a map here. Looks like It was about pretty lORBIT)close to CR and 63,.15 the AlSEP.

05 180801 CC Charlie Romeo and 63. It's really Charlie Quebec (ORBIT)0.9 and about a 63.2.

05 18 08 42 CMP Well, now. I'm wondering If I got my direction from (ORBlnthe lM - you can get the lM because It's by theTriplet.

05 18 08 53 CMP And, I Just looked out and saw the bright spot going (ORBIT)toward - parked out by another crater. And I'mthinking maybe I got my directions from the lMwrong. Is AlSEP out by that crater called Neighboron the map?

05 18 09 16 CC Walt a minute. I don't have Neighbor on this (ORBIT)particular map I'm looking at. AlSEP Is kind ofbetween Doublet and Triplet, If you can see thatpart of It there. And. It's toward Doublet from thelM.

05 1809 34 CNP Yes. well that's where I called - that's where I (ORBIT)said the first time and It didn't fit In. You toldme Charlie Quebec 0.9.

05 1809 45 CC Walt I, Stu, until I get the right - same map yo~'re (ORBIT)looking at.

05 18 10 II CC I was looking at a smaller map. It's got some mpre (ORBIT)numbers In there. You're right. It's really rightthere by Neighbor, Just south of Neighbor. it'sright In a line between the center crater of Tripletand Doublet.

05 18 10 53 CMP Well, now, the coordinates that I called the first (ORBIT)time just - you know, I didn't compare the map whenI was looking through the sextant, but It looked tome like the - just Judging on here, the AlSEP wouldbe about Cl 0.9 and right at 65, maybe 64.9. And,see, there's a little crater. See that littlecrater right there at about Cl 0.8 and maybe 64 -64.5, or something like that?

05 18 II 34 CC Yes, I think that was the AlSEP - - (ORBIT)

05 18 II 36 CMP Yes, I think right there Is - yes. I can see theSun shining off the beauty.

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TABLE i. APOLLO 14 SAMPLE liSTiNG CROSS-REFERENCED TO APOLLO ELAPSED TIMES

LRL SAMPLE NO. SAMPLE CLASS APOLLO ELAPSED TIME (AU)

14001-12 FINES. CHIPS, & RESIDUE - CONTINGENCY SAMPLE 04 16 01 39

14041-44 ROCKS, CHIP, &. RESIDUE 05 12 21 31

14045-46 ROCK 05 12 21 31

14047-46 ROCK 05 12 3401

14049-50 ROCK 05 12 42 16

14051-52 ROCK 05 13 26 24

14053-54 ROCK 05 13 51 50

14055-62 ROCK. CHIPS. & RESIOUE 05 14 01 03

14063-65 ROCKS &. RESIOOE 05 13 43 12

14066-67 ROCK 05 14 06 19

14066-72 CHIPS 05 13 35 48

14073-79 CH IPS - BOTTOM OF TRENCH 05 14 33 13 05 16 25 41

14080-81 CHIPS - MIDDLE OF TRENCH 05 14 32 10 05 18 25 41

14082-84 ROCK & RES IOOE 05 13 42 31 05 16 16 12

14140-43 FINES 05 13 35 48

14144 FINES - PART OF EARLY BIO SAMPLE 05 13 35 48

14145-48 FINES - SURFACE OF TRENCH 05 14 29 19 05 18 16 12

14149-52 FINES - BOTTOM OF TRENCH 05 14 33 13 05 18 16 12

14153-56 FINES - MIDDLE OF TRENCH 05 14 29 42 05 14 32 10 05181612

14160-63 FINES - BULK SAMPLE 04 21 58 01 04 22 00 26

14165-89 FINES. CHIPS. & RESIDUE - COMPREHENSIVE SAMPLE 04 21 41 52

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TABLE I. CONT'D.

LRL SAMPLE NO. SAMPLE CLASS APOLLO ELAPSED TIME (AET)

14190-204

14210

14211

14220

14230

14240

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BOTTOM DOUBLE CORE TUBE 05 12 09 00 05 18 21 18

TOP DOUBLE CORE TUBE 05 12 09 00 05 18 21 18

FIRST SINGLE CORE TUBE 05 14 II 24 .05 14 27 00

SECOND SINGLE CORE TUBE 05 14 26 20 05 14 36 05 05 18 20 07

FINES - SESC 05 14 35 37 05 18 25 41 05 18 40 06

FINES, CHIPS. ROCKS, &RESIDUE - COMPREHENSIVE SAMPLE 04 21 41 52

14290-97

14298-99

14300

14301

14302

14303

14304

14305

14306

14307

14308

14309

14310

FINES, CHIPS, &RESIDUE

FINES - RESERVE FROM 14259

CHIP - COMPREHENSIVE SAMPLE

ROCK

PART OF SAMPLE 14305

ROCK - COMPREHENS IVE SAMPLE

ROCK

ROCK

ROCK

ROCK

PART OF SAMPLE 14311

CHIP

ROCK

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05 14 56 35

04 21 41 52

04 21 41 52

05 14 47 58 05 18 29 54

04 21 46 07

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04 21 47 46 04 21 58 28 04 22 06 47 04 23 38 4305 01 19 35 05 01 26 58

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TABLE I. CONTID.

LRL SAMPLE NO. SAMPLE CLASS APOLLO ELAPSED TIME (AET)

14311 ROCK 05 13 55 56

14312 ROCK 05 14 5635

14313 CHIP 05 14 48 58 05 18 29 54

14314 ROCK 05 14 56 35

14315 ROCK 05 14 56 35

14316 CHIP 05 14 56 35

14311 CHIP 05 14 56 35

IUI8 ROCK 05 14 56 35

14319 ROCK 05 14 56 35

14320 ROCK 05 14 56 35

14321 ROCK 05 13 44 35 05 13 45 06 05 18 16 12

14401 RESIDUE fROM ALSRC - EVA 2

14402 RESIDUE fROM ALSRC - EVA 04 21 58 01 04 22 00 26

14411 CORE BIT - DOUBLE CORE 05 12 09 00

14414 CORE BIT - fiRST SINGLE CORE 05 14 II 24

14421 fiNES - RESERVE FROM UNSEIVED COMPREHENSIVE SAMPLE 04 21 41 52

14422 fiNES - RESERVE fROM 14163 - BULK SAMPLE 04 21 58 01 04 22 00 26

14425-53 CHIPS - BULK SAMPLE 04 21 5801 04 22 00 26

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